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"threads of our culture"

Submitted by alesnick on Sun, 02/16/2014 - 8:35pm.

As you point out, in the MV example, the deaf and hearing distinction was not culturally meaningful -- it didn't count such that people remembered it.  What are the implications of a culturally oriented read of disability for the classroom?

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