Originally published in 1930, The Deaf Mute Howls challenged the accepted practice of teaching deaf children to speak and read lips while prohibiting the use of sign language. The sharp observations in Albert Ballin's remarkable book detail his experiences (and those of others) at a late 19th-century residential school for deaf students and his frustrations as an adult seeking acceptance in the majority hearing society. Ballin reflects the ambiguous attitudes of deaf people toward themselves at this time by making matter-of ...
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Originally published in 1930, The Deaf Mute Howls challenged the accepted practice of teaching deaf children to speak and read lips while prohibiting the use of sign language. The sharp observations in Albert Ballin's remarkable book detail his experiences (and those of others) at a late 19th-century residential school for deaf students and his frustrations as an adult seeking acceptance in the majority hearing society. Ballin reflects the ambiguous attitudes of deaf people toward themselves at this time by making matter-of-fact use of such terms as "deaf-mute." Yet, he also rails against the loss of opportunity for deaf people, and he commandingly shifts the burden of blame to hearing people unwilling to learn the "Universal Sign Language," his solution to society's communication problems. From his lively encounters with Alexander Graham Bell to his enthrallment with the silent film industry, Ballin's highly readable book offers an appealing look at the deaf world during his richly colored lifetime.
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