Never the Twain Shall Meet: Bell, Gallaudet and the Communication Debate

Richard Winefield

Throughout the last two centuries, a controversial question has plagued the field of education of deaf people - Should sign language be used to communicate with and instruct deaf children? 'Never The Twain Shall Meet' focuses on the debate over this question, especially as it was waged in nineteenth century USA by Alexander Graham Bell and Edward Miner Gallaudet. Paperback 129 pages 1987

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