The two hundred years'war in deaf eduction, A reconstruction of the methods controversy

[Nyst, V.A.S.]

Dear Mariangela, 
In much of West, Central and some of East Africa, the "hero" is the Deaf African-American Reverend Andrew Foster, who established Deaf education in an astonishing number of 31 countries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Foster_%28educator%29
Another interesting paper on the history of deafness in Africa is by the hand of M. Miles and can be found on the following site: http://www.independentliving.org/docs7/miles2005a.html
He also wrote an interesting paper on perhaps the oldest formal education of deaf people, in the courts of Ottoman Sultans:
http://www.independentliving.org/docs5/mmiles2.html
 
Greetings, Victoria 
 
Some references for Foster:

Kiyaga, Nassozi B. and Donald F. Moores (2003) 'Deafness in Sub-Saharan Africa', in:

American Annals of the Deaf 148:1.18-24

Carroll, C and Mather, S M (1997) Movers and shakers: Deaf people who changed the World. San Diego, CA: Dawn Sign Press

Nyst, Victoria (in preparation) Sign languages in Africa. In: Brentari, Diane (ed.) Sign Language Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Dr. Victoria Nyst

Leiden University Centre for Linguistics

Projet Langue des Signes Malienne

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v.a.s.nyst at let.leidenuniv.nl

 

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	I'd be very grateful to know how different people tell the History of Deaf Education. This theme is part of a subject I'm teaching and I would like deepen this knowlegde.
	In Brazil, we often tell the history of deaf education starting from old European experiences (Ponce de Leon, L'Epée, Heinicke...), go to Gallaudet's experience in the USA and his influeces in Brazil. Meanwhile, we discuss periods in which different methodolies prevailed. I was wondering if in other coutries, specially on the other side of the planet and in Africa, people have a different history, with other heroes. 
	Literature on the subject would be very welcome. But also simply comments on what you know would certainly help me.
	
	Thanks! ;)
	
	

	 

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