John Vickrey Van Cleve is Professor of History at Gallaudet University.
Crouch, Barry A. : Gallaudet University
Barry A. Crouch is Professor of History at Gallaudet University.
Summary
An exemplar of the history of disability and an innovative work that pushes it in a new direction. --Journal
of Social History
A concise yet thorough and accessible history of the deaf community, its schools, and its long struggle to maintain
a cohesive community ... sometimes against formidable odds. It shows quite clearly, sometimes inspiringly so, that
deafness is not a curse. --Kirkus Reviews
A Place of Their Own illuminates the struggles of all minorities as they strive for both acceptance and
power within the mainstream of American society. --Wilson Library Bulletin
Using original sources, this unique book focuses on the Deaf community during the nineteenth century. Largely through
schools for the deaf, deaf people began to develop a common language and a sense of community.
A Place of Their Own brings the perspective of history to bear on the reality of deafness and provides fresh
and important insight into the lives of deaf Americans.
