Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Hearing as a Social Issue; 2 Stigma and its Consequences for Social Identity ; 3 The Emergence of the Social Perspective in Hearing Services; 4 The Need for Paradigm Change; 5 Engaging in Change at a Personal Level -- the Importance of Learning to be Affected; 6 Societal Change: Towards a More Comprehensive Re-structuring of Hearing Services; References; Appendix; Index; Series Information
Summary
The purpose of this book is to challenge people (service providers, people with a hearing disability and those who advocate for them) to reconsider the way western society thinks about hearing disability and the way it seeks to 'include them'. It highlights the concern that the design of hearing services is so historically marinated in ableist culture that service users often do not realise they may be participating in their own oppression within a phono-centric society. With stigma and marginalisation being the two most critical issues impacting on people with hearing disability, Hogan and