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ERIC Number: EJ362599
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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To Curb Misunderstandings, a Deaf Student at Trinity College Teaches a Credit Course About Hearing Impairment.
Greene, Elizabeth
Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n15 pA27-28 Dec 9 1987
Richard J. Mahaffy, II, the only deaf student at Trinity College, and a senior who can hear are teaching a course called "Understanding Deafness." They have covered topics such as the causes of deafness, the advantages of sign language over oral communication, and the psychological implications of being deaf. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Instruction, College Students, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Higher Education, Peer Teaching
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mahaffy (Richard J II); Trinity College CT