The Artificial Ear: Cochlear Implants and the Culture of Deafness
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When it was first developed, the cochlear implant was hailed as a "miracle cure" for deafness. That relatively few deaf adults seemed to want it was puzzling. The technology was then modified for use with deaf children, 90 percent of whom have hearing parents. Then, controversy struck as the Deaf community overwhelmingly protested the use of the device and procedure. For them, the cochlear implant was not viewed in the context of medical progress...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813546605
ISBN13:9780813546605
Release Date:October 2009
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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