Forest Books: S Gregory Deaf Children and Their Families

The republication, with a new introduction, of Dr. Gregory's acclaimed work, 'The Deaf Child and his Family'. Based on interviews with 122 mothers of young deaf children, it parallels work already done with hearing children and investigates with the same methodology the ways in which deaf children develop, change and are changed by their home and their wider environment. The book describes the everyday life of young deaf children and their families in 1977 and considers the support and advice given to parents at that time. Paperback 269 pages 1995