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Multiculturalism and the Deaf: An Educational Manifesto.
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Reagan, Timothy – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1988
The deaf community in the United States is a distinct subcultural group that is bilingual, diglossic, and trimodal. The deaf should be considered a legitimate cultural and linguistic minority, and entitled to educational programs reflecting this. Inclusion of information on deaf people in multicultural education programs is advocated, and…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Deafness