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The Resource Everyone here spoke sign language : hereditary deafness on Martha's Vineyard, Nora Ellen Groce

Everyone here spoke sign language : hereditary deafness on Martha's Vineyard, Nora Ellen Groce

Label
Everyone here spoke sign language : hereditary deafness on Martha's Vineyard
Title
Everyone here spoke sign language
Title remainder
hereditary deafness on Martha's Vineyard
Statement of responsibility
Nora Ellen Groce
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Examines the reasons for the high rate of hereditary deafness among the population of Martha's Vineyard and discusses the place of deaf people in town life
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1952-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Groce, Nora Ellen
Dewey number
362.4/2
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HV2561.M49
LC item number
G76 1985
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
EE5252
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Deaf
  • Deafness
  • Sign language
  • Deafness
  • Manual Communication
  • Massachusetts
  • Deaf
  • Deafness
  • Sign language
  • Massachusetts
  • Doven
  • Gebarentaal
  • Gebärdensprache
  • Gehörlosigkeit
  • Martha's Vineyard
  • Gehörlosigkeit
  • Gebärdensprache
  • Martha's Vineyard
Label
Everyone here spoke sign language : hereditary deafness on Martha's Vineyard, Nora Ellen Groce
Link
http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780674270404.pdf
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-164) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
"They were just like everyone else" -- The history of Martha's Vineyard -- The origins of vineyard deafness -- The genetics of vineyard deafness -- The island adaptation to deafness -- Growing up deaf on the vineyard -- Deafness in historical perspective -- "Those people weren't handicapped" -- Appendix A. Oral and written sources -- Appendix B. Perceived causes of vineyard deafness
Control code
ocm11812275
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
x, 169 pages
Isbn
9780674270404
Lccn
85005451
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o11812275
  • (OCoLC)11812275
Label
Everyone here spoke sign language : hereditary deafness on Martha's Vineyard, Nora Ellen Groce
Link
http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780674270404.pdf
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-164) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
"They were just like everyone else" -- The history of Martha's Vineyard -- The origins of vineyard deafness -- The genetics of vineyard deafness -- The island adaptation to deafness -- Growing up deaf on the vineyard -- Deafness in historical perspective -- "Those people weren't handicapped" -- Appendix A. Oral and written sources -- Appendix B. Perceived causes of vineyard deafness
Control code
ocm11812275
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
x, 169 pages
Isbn
9780674270404
Lccn
85005451
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o11812275
  • (OCoLC)11812275

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