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Toward Equality: Education of the Deaf. A Report to the President and the Congress of the United States.

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Commission on Education of the Deaf, Washington, DC. – 1988

The report concludes that education of persons who are deaf in the United States is characterized by inappropriate priorities and inadequate resources. Among deficiencies identified are the failure to implement available preventive and early identification procedures, monitor educational programs, and use tools of advancing technology. Specific…

Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Early Identification