Table of contents; list of illustrations; foreword; acknowledgements; prologue; introduction; chapter one; intertext i; chapter two; intertext ii; chapter three; intertext iii; chapter four; intertext iv; chapter five; intertext v; chapter six; epilogue; notes; bibliography; index
Summary
Signs of Hope tells the story of a narrative inquiry with three deafhearing families. For many of us, deafness represents loss and silence. For others, being deaf is a genetic quirk; an opportunity for learning, spiritual adventure and reward. For yet others, it is the most natural thing in the world; a connection to a genealogical layer of signing ancestors and the continuation of a culture. Amid the noise of mainstream, medical and educational discourses of deafness, here are family voices ..
