These writings on autonomy and agency are rich in detail and provide new information not found in previously published resources, and, as a collection, they present a solid foundation on which scholars and advocates can build to further our understanding of such issues as authorization and constraint and how we are socially embedded in a process of transformation.
Harry G. Lang, ... Read moreauthor of Fighting in the Shadows: The Untold Story of Deaf People in the Civil War reviewed in the Deaf History International Newsletter Several essays offer refreshing approaches to common subjects, challenging dominant representations of monolithic deaf cultural worlds.
CHOICE Makes an important contribution to the growing scholarship in both disability studies and deaf history, especially the struggles of deaf people to participate in regional and local institutions.
Disability Studies Quarterly This is an invaluable, pioneering volume of scholarship on Deaf history and culture...The result is a profound, foundational understanding that is certain to help deaf citizens, scholars, and advocates to continue the legacies of those who've gone before them.
Foreword Reviews This is an interesting and informative book that adds to our understanding of Deaf people's campaigns for greater autonomy...there is plenty here to attract anyone interested in Deaf history or indeed the history of oppressed minority groups.
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