Unheard voices : finding language and belonging in the deaf and hearing worlds / Dawn Mauldon.

By: Mauldon, Dawn [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: North Freemantle, WA : Freemantle Press, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 334 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781760992347Subject(s): Mauldon, Dawn | Mauldon, Evelyn | Children of deaf parents -- Australia -- Biography | Deaf -- Australia -- Biography | Deaf children -- Australia -- Biography | Deaf -- Family relationships | Deaf -- Australia -- Social conditions | Families -- Australia -- BiographyGenre/Form: Autobiographies. DDC classification: 305.9082 Summary: In this poignant and powerful memoir, the author tells the story of both her mother's childhood -- growing up deaf in the 1920s in rural Victoria -- and her own childhood with deaf parents. Through intimate and evocative prose, Dawn explores the challenges and joys of living in a world of difference, navigating the difficulties that come with being a child of deaf parents as well as the strength and resilience that comes with love and belonging. She shares her unique and deeply personal perspective on what it means to be a part of the diverse and vibrant deaf culture.
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In this poignant and powerful memoir, the author tells the story of both her mother's childhood -- growing up deaf in the 1920s in rural Victoria -- and her own childhood with deaf parents. Through intimate and evocative prose, Dawn explores the challenges and joys of living in a world of difference, navigating the difficulties that come with being a child of deaf parents as well as the strength and resilience that comes with love and belonging. She shares her unique and deeply personal perspective on what it means to be a part of the diverse and vibrant deaf culture.

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