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New Materials

Strong Deaf
Title:
Strong Deaf
Summary: 

Jade is the only hearing member in her family. Her older sister gets to go to the school for the deaf headed by her grandfather Gilbert, but Jade feels left out. Marla thinks her little sister is a pest and a brat. When they end up on the same softball team for the summer, neither is happy about it. Jade, the smallest player on the team, is assigned to be the catcher. It looks like it’s going to be a long season. As sisters, they are often at loggerheads, but as team mates Jade and Marla have to find ways to get along. In spite of their differences, they soon discover that each has a lot to offer the other.

Author: 
Lynn McElfresh
Imprint: 
South Hampton, N.H.: Namelos, c2012
Tags: 
Young Adult
Fiction
Catalog Link: 
Strong Deaf
Language Attitudes in the American Deaf Community
Title:
Language Attitudes in the American Deaf Community
Summary: 

In a diverse signing community, it is not unusual to encounter a wide variety of expression in the types of signs used by different people. Perceptions of signing proficiency often vary within the community, however. Conventional wisdom intimates that those who learned at an early age at home or in school know true standard American Sign Language, while those who learned ASL later in life or use contact or coded signs are considered to be less skillful. Joseph Christopher Hill’s new study Language Attitudes in the American Deaf Community explores the linguistic and social factors that govern such stereotypical perceptions of social groups about signing differences.

       Hill’s analysis focuses on affective, cognitive, and behavioral types of evaluative responses toward particular language varieties, such as ASL, contact signing, and Signed English. His work takes into account the perceptions of these signing types among the social groups of the American Deaf community that vary based on generation, age of acquisition, and race. He also gauges the effects of social information on these perceptions and the evaluations and descriptions of signing that results from their different concepts of a signing standard. Language Attitudes concludes that standard ASL’s value will continue to rise and the Deaf/Hearing cultural dichotomy will remain relevant without the occurrence of a dramatic cultural shift.

Author: 
Joseph Christopher Hill
Imprint: 
Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press, c2012
Tags: 
Deaf Culture
Deaf Studies
Catalog Link: 
Language Attitudes in the American Deaf Community
Social Constructions of Deafness: Examining Deaf Languacultures in Education
Title:
Social Constructions of Deafness: Examining Deaf Languacultures in Education
Summary: 

Thomas P. Horejes’s new book focuses on revealing critical knowledge that addresses certain social justice issues, including deafness, language, culture, and deaf education. He conveys this information through discourses about his own experiences being deaf and through his research in which he “stresses the contingency of the social” in educational institutions.

Author: 
Thomas P. Horejes
Imprint: 
Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press, 2012
Tags: 
Deaf Culture
Deaf Education
Social aspects
Catalog Link: 
Social Constructions of Deafness: Examining Deaf Languacultures in Education
Deaf Mental Health Care
Title:
Deaf Mental Health Care
Summary: 

This volume presents a state of the art account of the clinical specialty of mental health care of deaf people. Drawing upon some of the leading clinicians, teachers, administrators, and researchers in this field from the United States and Great Britain, it addresses critical issues from this specialty such as:

  • Deaf/hearing cross cultural dynamics as they impact treatment organizations
  • Clinical and interpreting work with deaf persons with widely varying language abilities
  • Adaptations of best practices in inpatient, residential, trauma, and substance abuse treatment for deaf persons
  • Overcoming administrative barriers to establishing statewide continua of care
  • University training of clinical specialists
  • The interplay of clinical and forensic responses to deaf people who commit crimes
  • An agenda of priorities for Deaf mental health research

Each chapter contains numerous clinical case studies and places a heavy emphasis on providing practical intervention strategies in an interesting, easy to read style. All mental health professionals who work with deaf individuals will find this to be an invaluable resource for creating and maintaining culturally affirmative treatment with this population.

Author: 
Neil S. Glickman
Imprint: 
New York, NY: Routledge, 2013
Tags: 
Mental Health
Catalog Link: 
Deaf Mental Health Care
Introduction to American Deaf Culture
Title:
Introduction to American Deaf Culture
Summary: 

Introduction to American Deaf Culture is the only comprehensive textbook that provides a broad, yet in-depth, exploration of how Deaf people are best understood from a cultural perspective, with coverage of topics such as how culture is defined, how the concept of culture can be applied to the Deaf experience, and how Deaf culture has evolved over the years. Among the issues included are an analysis of various segments of the Deaf community, Deaf cultural norms, the tension between the Deaf and disabled communities, Deaf art and literature (both written English and ASL forms), the solutions being offered by the Deaf community for effective living as Deaf individuals, and an analysis of the universality of the Deaf experience, including the enculturation process that many Deaf people undergo as they develop healthy identities.

Author: 
Thomas K. Holcomb
Imprint: 
New York: Oxford University Press, c2013
Tags: 
Deaf Culture
Interpreter Training
Catalog Link: 
Introduction to American Deaf Culture
Journey to Mastery: Individualized Interpreting Skills Development Plan
Title:
Journey to Mastery: Individualized Interpreting Skills Development Plan
Summary: 

Journey to Mastery is a new, convenient, and cost-effective way for you to enhance your skills while maintaining your hard-earned certification! Great for mentoring, study groups and as a foundational plan of work for classes!

Here’s your personalized interpreter training plan! Simply select the pre-written goals, objectives and instructional activities that are right for you. Combine with your favorite Sign Enhancers’ DVDs for a tailor-made skills program!

When combined with Sign Enhancers' DVDs, a total of 8 CEUs can be earned.  

Author: 
Jenna Cassell
Imprint: 
Eden Prairie, Minn.: Sign Enhancers, c2007
Tags: 
CEUs
Interpreting Skills Development
Interpreter Training
Catalog Link: 
Journey to Mastery: Individualized Interpreting Skills Development Plan
The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child
Title:
The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child
Summary: 

Create an IEP with this start-to-finish guide for caring parents! 

Your special needs child needs a special education, and as a parent, you face a number of obstacles as you work with your school district to develop an Individual Education Plan (IEP) - lots of steps, complicated paperwork, and intimidating procedures may seem like too much to take on...

...but you can do it! Let The Complete IEP Guide guide you through this complex process with vital information, strategies, and the encouragement you need to secure your child's education. Get everything you need to:

  • understand your child's rights
  • untangle eligibility rules and assessments
  • collect all school records
  • draft goals and objectives
  • pinpoint specific problems
  • develop a blueprint of program and services
  • research school programs and alternatives
  • prepare for IEP meetings
  • resolve disputes with your school district

Whether you're new to the IEP process or entering it once again, this user-friendly, plain English guide is your outline for an effective educational experience for your child. You'll get all the forms, sample letters, and resources that you could possibly need at any stage of the IEP process.

The 7th edition is completely updated to reflect the latest -- and major -- changes to federal regulations concerning your special education student, including details about your child's eligibility for special education services.

Author: 
Lawrence M. Siegel
Imprint: 
Berkeley, CA: Nolo, c2011
Tags: 
Parent Resources
Special Education
Educator Resources
Catalog Link: 
The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child
A Youth Suicide Prevention Seminar for Parents and Communities
Title:
A Youth Suicide Prevention Seminar for Parents and Communities
Summary: 

This DVD tackles the tough subject of youth suicide and provides strategies of awareness and prevention for parents.  The presentation consists of statistical information about youth suicide, warning signs of suicidal ideation, elevated risk factors, what a parent can do, and resources for assistance.  On disc 1, a facilitator guide is included which easily leads the facilitator through the steps necessary to present the program.  Talking points are also provided to help the facilitator initiate discussion and answer questions regarding the information provided.  The presentation that will be viewed by the audience is on Disk 2.  Everything needed to present the program is included on these two disks. Time allotted for this presentation and discussion should be approximately two hours.

Author: 
The Jason Foundation
Imprint: 
Hendersonville, TN: Jason Foundation, c2010
Tags: 
Parent Resources
Mental Health
Catalog Link: 
A Youth Suicide Prevention Seminar for Parents and Communities
1,000 Words to Sign
Title:
1,000 Words to Sign
Summary: 

An introduction to American Sign Language. Includes an extensive vocabulary section--organized by common themes--with each word clearly illustrated with two to four photographs showing the beginning, middle and end positions of the sign and instructional arrows to indicate movement. Accompanying book.

Author: 
Geoffrey S. Poor
Imprint: 
San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press, 2010
Tags: 
ASL
Instructional ASL
Catalog Link: 
1,000 words to sign [videorecording] / Geoffrey S. Poor

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