Q & A: a sampling

The third edition of For Hearing People Only contains 131 chapters, each averaging 5 pages. Each chapter focuses on a particular question. Here’s a sampling of HPO questions.

“Do all deaf people benefit from hearing aids?”
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“Is it O.K. to use the terms ‘deaf-mute’ and ‘deaf-and-dumb’?”
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“Are there any home correspondence courses in Basic Sign?”
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“What is Total Communication?“
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“How do deaf people feel when a hearing person approaches them in public using sign language?”
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“Is there one sign language for all countries?”
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“Why do Deaf people always hang around after a play (or any other event) and stand together and talk?”
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“What difficulties do deaf people have when driving an automobile?”
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“If I take one or two sign-language classes, will that make me a qualified interpreter?”
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“What do deaf people think of all this controversy about methodologies and literacy?
If the old schools for the deaf were doing something right, what was it?”
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