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deafblindness or other disabilities lived, worked, and were viewed by
society in the past, and how that past has shaped the present day.
See also DeafBlind People in History,
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- History
and Change in the Education of Children Who Are Deaf-Blind Since the
Rubella Epidemic of the 1960s: Influence of Methods Developed in the
Netherlands
Internet: http://www.tr.wou.edu/dblink/VANDIJKDBP.htm
Description: "Through the collaboration
and sharing of knowledge of many countries, successful methodologies
to teach individuals who are deaf-blind have increased rapidly since
the time of the Rubella outbreak."
- Orientation
to Deaf-Blind
Internet: http://www.geocities.com/dblnj/dbreport.html
Description: An informative overview of deafblindness,
including a section on deafblind history (located just after the section
on causes of deafblindness).
- Sensory
Impairment Timeline
Internet: http://www.deafblindscotland.org.uk/text/news/sensory2001/tsensoryhistory.htm
Description: Timeline from the year 1268 to
the present. Published by Deafblind
Scotland.
- Touch,
Touch and Touch Again
Internet: http://www.ionic.demon.co.uk/senseorder.htm
Description: A book about "the available
history of Deafblind persons in the UK and offers scope for further
research. Deafblind persons from the 17th to the 19th centuries are
grouped together in a single publication"
Note: See also the Sense
article about this book.
- Touching
Lives: Portraits of Deaf-Blind People
Internet: http://www.newenglandfilm.com/news/archives/03january/touching.htm
Description: Article about a 2002 documentary
film about modern-day deafblind lives. The film premiered at the Boston
Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). Here is the MFA's description of the film:
"Taking viewers into the worlds of individuals who cannot see or
hear, narrator Susan Hajjar, a woman with three deaf-blind siblings,
introduces us to five deaf-blind individuals and their families, communities,
jobs, worship, hopes, dreams, and frustrations. The film reveals the
full lives of these people who are not able to hear or see, as well
as the almost insurmountable obstacles they face."
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- Deaf
Culture and History from PBS
Internet: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/culture/deafhistory.html
Description: Introduction to Deaf culture,
from the American public television network, PBS.
Includes a detailed, international timeline.
- Book: Deaf
Heritage: A Narrative History of Deaf America
Publisher: National
Association of the Deaf; ASIN: 0913072397; (June 1981)
Description: "This popular classic provides
a far-reaching overview of the deaf community in America, spanning the
years 1880-1980."
- Deaf
History International (DHI)
Internet: http://depts.gallaudet.edu/DHI
Description: "welcomes anyone with an
interest in encouraging the study, preservation and dissemination of
Deaf People’s history. It was during the first Deaf Way event
in 1989, that a group of interested individual got together to propose
the establishment of an international organization."
- History
Through Deaf Eyes
Internet: http://depts.gallaudet.edu/deafeyes
Description: "Developed by Gallaudet
University, History Through Deaf Eyes is a traveling social history
exhibition aligning nearly 200 years of United States history with the
experiences of deaf people. Using objects and images collected by individuals,
organizations, and schools for deaf children, this exhibition illustrates
the shared experiences of family life, education, and work - as well
as the divergent ways deaf people see themselves, communicate, employ
and adapt technology, and determine their own futures."
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- History
of Reading Codes for the Blind
Internet: http://www.nyise.org/blind/barbier2.htm
Description: History and examples of several tactile reading
systems, as developed by Hauy, Braille, Gall, Alston, Lucas, Moon, as
well as New York Point, British Braille, and how Braille became the
worldwide standard.
Note: Helen
Keller advocated for the adoption of Braille, although she was proficient
in all of these tactile systems.
- History
Pages from Schools and Other Institutions for the Blind
Internet: http://www.brailler.com/schools.htm
Description: "an increasing number of
history pages on the Web produced by some venerable institutions in
the blindness field."
- How
Braille Began
Internet: http://www.brailler.com/braillehx.htm
Description: An excellent (although long)
article about the development of various writing systems for blind readers,
and how Braille became a standard method used around the world.
- The
Marie and Eugene Callahan Museum of the American Printing House for
the Blind
Internet: http://www.aph.org/museum
Description: "features a rare collection
of artifacts relating to the educational history of blind people and
the history
of APH. The Callahan Museum is housed in the historic, 1883 section
of the APH building." Many of the museum's features are available
online. There is also a traveling exhibit called In
Touch With Knowledge: The Educational History of Blind People.
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- Disability
History Timeline
Internet: http://www.disabilityhistory.org/timeline_new.html
Description: Important dates and events from
3500 BC to the present. From the Disability
Social History Project.
- The
History of Disability: A History of "Otherness"
Internet: http://www.ru.org/artother.html
Description: Describes the ways society has
viewed people with disabilities throughout history.
- International
Independent Living Timeline
Internet: http://www.ilru.org/summit/3-international_il_timeline.htm
Description: "Independent living has
been defined as a social movement, which promotes the philosophy of
self-organization, self-help, civil rights, and improved quality of
daily life for people with disabilities. In contrast to the medical/rehabilitation
model, the independent living paradigm focuses on environmental and
social change rather than adjustment of the disabled individual."
Important dates and events from 1775 to the present.
- The
New Paradigm of Disability: A Bibliography
Internet: http://www.aboutdisability.com/bib.html
Description: "an annotated bibliography
of books organized by categories: Community/Culture, Disability Studies,
Family, Children, & Relationships, History, Identity, Policy/Civil
Rights, Children/Young Adults, and separate categories for Radio, Movies,
WWW (Internet), Publications and Videos… Included is disability
experience, identity, pride, passion, intellect, and community as we
define it. The focus is on disability in the United States, but it also
includes international perspectives."
- See also Supports:
Tools for Independence.
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