American Sign Language the Easy Way by
Learning ASL--American Sign Language--becomes easy with the help of this heavily illustrated book. This edition has been updated to include information on new technological developments and their related vocabulary. A useful guide both for the deaf and for those who teach or otherwise work among deaf men and women, this book opens with a detailed presentation of the 10 key grammatical rules of ASL. Also emphasized is the use of "facial grammar" as an important supplement to manual signing. Most of this book's contents are devoted to demonstrating and explaining signing. More than 800 line drawings clearly illustrate different words and then show how to combine them to convey statements. Here is easy access to the use of American Sign Language, a practical book for both the deaf and for those with normal hearing who have occasion to communicate with the deaf.
Deafness and Hearing Impairment by
It is easy to take our hearing for granted, and we may even damage our own hearing, leading to hearing loss. About 48 million Americans report some degree of hearing loss. Provide your readers with essential information on deafness and hearing impairment. This book also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes. Compelling first-person narratives by people coping with deafness and hearing impairment give readers a first-hand experience. Patients, family members, or caregivers explain the condition from their own experience. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Essential to anyone trying to learn about diseases and conditions, the alternative treatments are explored. Student researchers and readers will find this book easily accessible through its careful and conscientious editing and a thorough introduction to each essay.
Grammar, Gesture, and Meaning in American Sign Language by
In the sign languages of the deaf some signs can meaningfully point toward things or can be meaningfully placed in the space ahead of the signer. Such spatial uses of signs are an obligatory part of fluent grammatical signing. There is no parallel for this in vocally produced languages. This book focuses on American Sign Language to examine the grammatical and conceptual purposes served by these directional signs and demonstrates a remarkable integration of grammar and gesture in the service of constructing meaning.
The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL by
Black ASL has long been recognized as a distinct variety of American Sign Language based on abundant anecdotal evidence. The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL, originally published in 2011, presents the first sociohistorical and linguistic study of this language variety. Based on the findings of the Black ASL Project, which undertook this unprecedented research, Hidden Treasure documents the stories and language of the African American Deaf community. With links to online supplemental video content that includes interviews with Black ASL users (formerly on DVD), this volume is a groundbreaking scholarly contribution and a powerful affirmation for Black Deaf people. This paperback edition includes an updated foreword by Glenn B. Anderson, a new preface that reflects on the impact of this research, and an expanded list of references and resources on Black ASL. The supplemental video content is available online at the Gallaudet University Press YouTube Channel. Under Playlists, click "The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL: Companion Video to the Book." Featured in the film Signing Black in America: The Story of Black ASL, produced by The Language and Life Project at North Carolina State University (Dr. Walt Wolfram, Executive Producer). Look for it on PBS.
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Congenital deafness: deafness that is present at the time a baby is born due to disease or genetics. Acquired: deafness that occurs after birth, may be associated with exposure to loud noises Genetic: deafness that occur in older age. About one-third of people over the age of sixty-five have hearing loss. |
| Treatments: medically or surgically, as in the removal of earwax, hearing aids, special telephones, alarm clocks, and doorbells that flash a light or shake the bed in addition to ringing. |
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Cochlear implants: electronic devices that give profoundly deaf persons a sense of sound that helps them understand speech and other noises. A microphone picks up sounds, which are processed, converted to electric impulses, and sent to different areas of the auditory nerve. |
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Causes: exposure to noise, previous middle-ear disease, and vascular disease. Conductive hearing loss results from sound that cannot get to the inner ear. Possible reasons for conductive hearing loss include impacted or large amounts of earwax, middle-ear infection, and rheumatoid arthritis. |
| Sensorineural hearing loss: The presence of disease anywhere from the organ of Corti to the brain. The result is loss of hearing high tones. Presbycusis is sensorineural hearing loss caused by aging of the inner ear. Presbycusis affects more than 50 percent of individuals over age sixty-five.There are four types of presbycusis: sensory, neural, metabolic, and cochlear conductive. |
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Tinnitus: an internal noise generated within the hearing system, occurs in many types of hearing disorders at all ages, but it is reported more frequently in the elderly. Tinnitus affects seven million people, of which 10 to 37 percent are elderly, and that number is growing. The ringing sound is generally high pitched with sensorineural loss and low pitched with conductive hearing loss. However, tinnitus may be present with or without hearing loss. |
40+ Common ASL (American Sign Language) Phrases and Words, 23 ASL Phrases, + 17 Must Know ASL Signs American Sign Language for Beginners (All Ages). This video focuses on the person(s) New to American Sign Language.
SLUCare audiologist Dr. Melissa Lowe explains the difference between conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss.
