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Deaf Like Me is a biographical book about a family who discovers their daughter, Lynn, is deaf, and deals with a language barrier. It was written by Thomas and James Spradley, Lynn's father and uncle, and originally published in 1979. It begins in November 1964, before Lynn was born, and ends in August 1975, when she was ten.
Deaf artists create and use art in any form and are held to the same standards as any other artist. De'VIA is created when the Deaf artists wants to express their Deaf identity and/or Deaf experience through their art. It is possible for Deaf artists not to work within De'VIA. [14]
Seeing Voices: A Journey Into the World of the Deaf is a 1989 book by neurologist Oliver Sacks. The book covers a variety of topics in Deaf studies , including sign language , the neurology of deafness, the history of the treatment of Deaf Americans , and linguistic and social challenges facing the Deaf community .
Alice Cogswell Award for service to deaf people 2009 Betty Gloria Miller [ 1 ] (July 27, 1934 – December 3, 2012), [ 2 ] [ 3 ] also known as Bettigee (which was her signature on her artworks) [ 4 ] was an American artist who became known as the "Mother of De'VIA " (Deaf View/Image Art).
Deaf View Image Art, abbreviated as De'VIA, is a genre of visual art that intentionally represents the Deaf experience and Deaf culture. Although De'VIA works have been created throughout history, the term was first defined and recognized as an art genre in 1989. [ 1 ]
Jack Randle Gannon (November 23, 1936 – March 14, 2022) was an American author and historian of Deaf culture. Deaf since age eight, he had chronicled the history and culture of Deaf people and organizations around the world, most notably in his 1981 book Deaf Heritage.
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In May 1989, prior to the international Deaf culture festival at Gallaudet University, Deaf Way II, Baird was one of eight Deaf artists (along with Betty G. Miller) who produced a manifesto for De'VIA (Deaf View Image Art). [5] [9] This was a concept for Deaf art that was differentiated from art by or for Deaf people. Rather, it was art that ...