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Direct linkVernon, McCay – American Psychologist, 2006
Until the 1960s, people who were Deaf and mentally ill lacked access to psychological treatment. Few mental hospitals and clinics had interpreters available, and few psychologists and mental health professionals had knowledge of sign language. Major court decisions and federal laws have effected change, culminating with the Americans With…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Deafness, American Sign Language, Mental Health Workers
