Deaf Empowerment: Emergence, Struggle, and Rhetoric

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DEAF EMPOWERMENT DEAF EMPOWERMENT EmeTgencel StTugglel and RhetoTic IZatherine A. Janl(owsl(i Gallaudet University Press Washington, D.C. Photographs on pages 25, 27, 126, 128, 129, and 130 courtesy of Galluadet University Archives. Photograph on page 60 by Chun Louie. Still frames on page 61 taken from Preservation of the Sign Language, courtesy of Gallaudet University Archives. Gallaudet University Press Washington, D.C. 20002© 1997 by Gallaudet University. All rights reserved. Published 1997 Printed in the United States of America 07 05 03 01 6543 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jankowski, Katherine A.. Deaf empowerment: emergence, struggle, and rhetoric / Katherine A. Jankowski. p. em. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56368-061-0 1. Deaf-United States-History. 2. Deaf-Civil rights-United States-History. 3. Deaf-Means of communication-United States-History. 1. Title. HV2530.J35 1997 362.4'2'0973-dc21 97-11897 elP Interior design by Dennis Anderson Sign illustrations by Paul M. Setzer Sign language model, Catherine Langerman Composition by Wilsted & Taylor Publishing Services§ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. ...