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What happens when someone in my family is deaf? / Jennifer Lombardo.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Help me understand (PowerKids Press)Publisher: New York : PowerKids Press, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781725309661
  • 1725309661
  • 9781725309685
  • 1725309688
  • 9781725309678
  • 172530967X
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What does "deaf" mean? -- Learning to communicate -- Trying to understand -- Making things accessible -- Feeling frustrated -- Learning deaf culture -- CODAs -- Sticking up for others -- Finding common ground.
Summary: "According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 5 percent of the world's population has disabling hearing loss. Some people's hearing loss is mild. They can communicate through spoken language and may use a hearing aid. Some people have profound hearing loss, which most people refer to as being deaf. In this book, readers will learn the causes of deafness and the different ways in which deaf people communicate. Full-color photographs and age-appropriate text help readers understand this common condition"-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: Disability (children)
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 305.9082 L842 Available 33111010449755
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

According to the World Health Organization, more than 5 percent of the world's population has disabling hearing loss. Some people's hearing loss is mild. They can communicate through spoken language and may use a hearing aid. Some people have profound hearing loss, which most people refer to as being deaf. With this book, readers will learn the causes of deafness and the different ways in which deaf people communicate. Full-color photographs and age-appropriate text help readers understand this condition.

Includes index.

"According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 5 percent of the world's population has disabling hearing loss. Some people's hearing loss is mild. They can communicate through spoken language and may use a hearing aid. Some people have profound hearing loss, which most people refer to as being deaf. In this book, readers will learn the causes of deafness and the different ways in which deaf people communicate. Full-color photographs and age-appropriate text help readers understand this common condition"-- Provided by publisher.

What does "deaf" mean? -- Learning to communicate -- Trying to understand -- Making things accessible -- Feeling frustrated -- Learning deaf culture -- CODAs -- Sticking up for others -- Finding common ground.

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