The Artificial Ear: Cochlear Implants and the Culture of Deafness by Stuart Blume
©2010 Rutgers University Press, Paperback $29.95, 240 pp., ISBN 9780813546605
Through an analysis of scientific and clinical literature, The Artificial Ear reconstructs the history of cochlear implants from their conceptual origins in the 1930s, to the first attempt at implantation in Paris in the 1950s, to their widespread clinical use today. Part ethnography and part historical study, The Artificial Ear is based on interviews with researchers who were pivotal in the early development and implementation of implant technology. Recommended for hearing healthcare professionals.
Advanced Sign Language Vocabulary: Raising Expectations, A Resource Text for Educators, Interpreters, Parents, and Sign Language Instructors by Janet Renee Coleman and Elizabeth
England Wolf
©2009 Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd. Spiral bound, $39.95, 208 pp. ISBN 9780398079017
Don't look for Apple, Ball or Cat in this sign language dictionary. With an emphasis on courtroom, medical and educational vocabularies, one will fi nd words like Alcoholic, Bibliography and Circumcise in this simply illustrated volume. The table of contents reads like a high school student's class schedule, including chapters on English, social studies, science, mathematics, health and more. A good resource for parents whose ASL vocabulary has been outsmarted by their high school-aged signing children.
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