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A comprehensive history of deafness, signed languages, and the unresolved struggles of the Deaf to be taught in their unspoken tongue

Partially deaf due to a childhood illness, Gerald Shea is no stranger to the search for communicative grace and clarity. In this eloquent and thoroughly researched book, he uncovers the centuries-long struggle of the Deaf to be taught in sign language--the only language that renders them complete, fully communicative human beings. Shea explores the history of the deeply biased attitudes toward the Deaf in Europe and America, which illogically...

Much has been written about the profoundly deaf, but the lives of the nearly 30 million partially deaf people in the United States today remain hidden. Song without Words tells the astonishing story of a man who, at the age of thirty-four, discovered that he had been deaf since childhood, yet somehow managed to navigate his way through Andover, Yale, and Columbia Law School, and to establish a prestigious international legal career.

Gerald Shea's witty and candid memoir of how he compensated for his deafness--through sheer determination and an amazing ability to translate the...

Jerry, Catch your Plane on Time - Travels to the Middle East and Beyond - contains a series of personal anecdotes and stories observed and participated in by Jerry Shea, former President and CEO of the International Road Federation and the International Road Education Foundation.

It takes place over a 30 year period and highlights visits to some 12 countries in the Middle East, South Asia, Europe, South America and Africa. These include trips to Botswana, Lebanon, Poland, Nigeria, Argentina, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan, Pakistan, Jordan, Egypt, the Sinai and Turkey.

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This volume questions whether the Asian crisis could have been avoided through the application of recommendations highlighted by the contributors. The conclusion reached is that in an abstract world, perhaps; but in the world in which we live, no. It is argued that the proposals made in this collection of papers could certainly contribute to improved policy, albeit effecting marginal improvements rather than ground breaking changes. The contributors demonstrate that proficient monetary policy and banking regulation can be acheived through sound economic analysis that takes into account:...