Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language: Hereditary Deafness on Martha’s Vineyard
ISBN: 9780674037953
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / Harvard University Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Deaf -- Massachusetts -- Martha’s Vineyard -- History; Deafness -- Genetic aspects; Sign language;

From the 17th to the early 20th century, the population of Martha's Vineyard manifested an extremely high rate of hereditary deafness. In contrast to the experience of most Deaf people, Deaf Vineyarders were thoroughly integrated into the daily life of the community. How was this possible?

Nora Ellen Groce is associate professor, Global Health Division, Yale School of Public Health.

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