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A Lens on Deaf Identities (Perspectives on Deafness) (1st Edition) by Irene W. Leigh Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-19-532066-2 / 0195320662 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-532066-4 / 9780195320664 Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals develop their identities within environments that convey and reinforce preconceived assumptions of disability and of deafness, thereby encouraging particular ways of accommodating individuals' hearing status. These assumptions ultimately influence the evolution o |