Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness

Abstract

This encyclopedia is the first of its kind and marks an important milestone for deaf people and the professionals who work with them. More than 8000 entries with subdivisions, sections, subsections, and topics were handled by ten associate editors and more than 400 contributors, who were chosen because of prominence in their discipline or research area. The preface states: ... This encyclopedia combines two different categories of analysis and information. These volumes pertain both to an identifiable group of people, those with hearing impairments, and to a physical attribute, deafness. The information herein has been selected from studies in the sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. Fields as methodologically disparate as otolaryngology and art have contributed, thus creating a comprehensive work useful to generalists and to specialists in many endeavors. I found this review difficult to write because every time I sat down to write it, I started paging through