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Direct linkMitchell, Ross E. – Sign Language Studies, 2006
My response to Johnston's (2004) "W(h)ither the Deaf Community?" is theoretical in nature and sociological in perspective. I comment on how Johnston's particular concern for the possible demise of Australian Sign Language (Auslan) in Australia's currently transforming social and medical context surrounding childhood deafness is legitimate but…
Descriptors: Deafness, Sign Language, Normalization (Disabilities), Assistive Technology
Johnston, Trevor – Sign Language Studies, 2006
According to enrollments in schools for the deaf and data from the national census and neonatal hearing screening programs, the incidence of severe and profound childhood deafness in Australia is, and has been, less than commonly assumed. Factors implicated include improved medical care, mainstreaming, cochlear implants, and genetic science. Data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Population Trends, Genetics
