For Hearing People Only: Answers to the Most Commonly Asked Questions About the Deaf Community, Its Culture, and the “Deaf Reality”

Have you ever asked these questions? “Don’t all Deaf people read lips?” “Is it OK to say ‘deaf-mute’ and ‘deaf-and-dumb’?” “Do all deaf people benefit from hearing aids?” “What bothers a deaf person most about hearing people?” Here, in a handy question-and-answer format, are answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about deaf people, their community, and their language. Concise, easy-to-read, designed for those with no prior background, For Hearing People Only makes a formidably complex subject accessible. Each chapter can be read as an independent unit. This is the first book of its kind-written especially for laypeople who are curious about deaf people, and would like to separate truth from stereotype, fact from misconception, reality from myth. “Offers a quick fix without the mishmash of long-winded discourses and scholarly sources. Enlightening to deaf people, including myself. Honest and fair, with sage observations. A practical Handbook on Deaf Life and “The Deaf Reality.” Should provoke lively discussions in class.” – Dr. Robert F. Panara, Emeritus Professor of English & Drama at National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology