Abstract
THIS book contains a unique record of experience in a particularly arduous field of social science, and is likely indeed to fulfil the aims of its authors to provide a working source of information alike for the deaf and those who serve them. The difficulties which beset the management of the deaf are dealt with in a manner connoting wide knowledge and technical competence, and the lessons to be learned are both valuable and clearly defined. Particularly striking are the figures showing the time wasted in chronic deafness in adults before the initiation of lip reading, its importance in reinforcing any hearing aid, and the high percentage of deafened adults who can be considerably assisted by modern electrical apparatus.
The Handicap of Deafness
By Irene R. Ewing Dr. Alex. W. G. Ewing. Pp. x + 328 + 3 plates. (London, New York and Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., 1938.) 12s. 6d. net.
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H., C. The Handicap of Deafness. Nature 145, 813–814 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145813d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/145813d0
