Both Gina A. Oliva and Linda Risser Lytle know what it is like to be the only deaf student in a mainstream school. Though they became successful educators, they recognize the need to research the same isolation experienced by other deaf and hard of hearing persons. In this way, they hope to improve education for current and future deaf students. Their efforts have culminated in "Turning the Tide: Making Life Better for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Schoolchildren." "Turning the Tide" presents a qualitative study of deaf and hard of hearing students who attended mainstream schools. The authors...
Both Gina A. Oliva and Linda Risser Lytle know what it is like to be the only deaf student in a mainstream school. Though they became successful educa...