Made to Hear Cochlear Implants and Raising Deaf Children |
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| Author:
| Mauldin, Laura |
| Series title: | Quadrant Book Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8166-9724-3 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $132.88 |
Book Description:
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Made to Hear sensitively andthoroughly considers the structure and culture of the systems we have built tomake deaf children hear. Examining the consequences of cochlear implanttechnology for professionals and parents of deaf children, Laura Mauldin showshow certain neuroscientific claims about neuroplasticity, deafness, andlanguage are deployed to encourage compliance with medical technology.
Made to Hear sensitively andthoroughly considers the structure and culture of the systems we have built tomake deaf children hear. Examining the consequences of cochlear implanttechnology for professionals and parents of deaf children, Laura Mauldin showshow certain neuroscientific claims about neuroplasticity, deafness, andlanguage are deployed to encourage compliance with medical technology.