ASIN: B004W84BXI
Publisher: iinspire media
Pages: 202
An invaluable resource for parents of deaf and hard of hearing childrenMore than 90 percent of children who are deaf or hard of hearing are born to hearing parents who have little or no experience with hearing loss. When these hearing parents first discover their child is hearing impaired, they feel a great deal of overwhelm and the first question they usually ask themselves is, ‘Will my child ever lead a normal life?’ Breaking the Sound Barriers is a collection of real life stories and candid interviews with nine families of deaf and hard of hearing children and deaf adults as they explore their struggles and successes in navigating the world of hearing loss. Five parents of deaf children reveal what has worked and what didn’t in raising a hard of hearing child. Four deaf and hard of hearing adults reveal what it is really like living in a hearing oriented world and disclose strategies ...
