Orchid of the Bayou: A Deaf Woman Faces Blindness

Name: Orchid of the Bayou: A Deaf Woman Faces Blindness
Item: Orchid of the Bayou: A Deaf Woman Faces Blindess
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by Catherine Hoffpauir Fischer and Cathryn Carroll

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Book Overview

In graduating from Gallaudet University, finding a job in Washington, D.C., and starting a family with her college sweetheart, Kitty Fischer tacitly abandoned the Louisiana Cajun culture that had exposed her to little more than prejudice and misery as a child. Upon discovering that she suffered from Usher syndrome (a genetic condition that causes both deafness and blindness), however, Fischer began an unlikely journey toward reclaiming her heritage...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1563681048

ISBN13:9781563681042

Release Date:February 2001

Publisher:Gallaudet University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.88 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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