Category: Books
Better Language Acquisition
A new iPad app is designed to help children learn both ASL and English. The Baobab is a storybook produced by Gallaudet University's Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning. An interview with several people at Gallaudet who have a hand in the product is here.
YouTube Sensation Writes Her First Book
Sarah Churman became a YouTube sensation in 2011 when video of her reaction to getting her first hearing device implant went viral. The North Texas woman born with hearing loss wrote a book about her implants. You can watch a video from Dallas station KXAS-TV below on DeafNewsToday.com. The station caught up with Churman at a book signing yesterday. Or read the story here.
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Book author encourages students
Her parents were told by doctors not to sign with her as a child. But now she's written a book about her family to encourage the deaf. Read the story here. Far from the Tree
National Book Award–winning author Andrew Solomon tells the stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so in the book Far from the Tree. He writes about families
coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia,
multiple severe disabilities, with children who are prodigies, who are
conceived in rape, who become criminals, who are transgender. He dives into the question: To what extent parents should accept their children for who they are? There is a review in the New Yorker here.Read More at DeafNewsToday.com
Found in Translation
There's a new book about the work of interpreters called Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World. It's written by Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche. Kelly says, "This book was inspired by the work that interpreters and translators do every day." She is the Chief Research Officer at the market research firm Common Sense Advisory which focuses on global business and language services issues. Zetzsche works as a translator from English into German in Oregon and helps other translators embrace technology. Find out more here.Read More at DeafNewsToday.com
Let’s Hear it for Almigal
Wendy Kupfer's children's book, Let's Hear it for Almigal, was inspired by her daughter's hearing loss and her work at the University of Miami Cochlear Implant Center. The Florida resident hopes to help other families who are coping with deafness. Illustrated by Tammie Lyon, the book has been recognized by Mom's Choice Awards. It tells the story of Almigal, who has just gotten pink cochlear implants.
Her friend, who is black, brings another aspect of diversity into the picture. Find out more here.Read More at DeafNewsToday.com
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Deaf Woman Describes Hearing for First Time
Remember that viral video of the woman who started sobbing when her Esteem implant was first turned on? It has been viewed more than 14 million times. She's now got a book coming out about her experience called Powered on. The ABC show 20/20 interviewed her and you can watch it here. It's the third story on the show. Or read the story here.
Read More at DeafNewsToday.com
Samantha’s book
CNN speaks with an 8-year-old with hearing loss in the video posted below on DeafNewsToday.com.
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