THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING AWARENESS PROGRAM A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE LIST New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center 2300 Stuyvesant Avenue Trenton, NJ 08618-0501 April 2010 PREFACE The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness Program is a unique, federally funded grant program that provides library and information services to people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, late deafened, their family, friends and the professionals who work with them. The books and videotapes contained in this list are available via interlibrary loan for one month at a time, free of charge through public, private and academic libraries throughout New Jersey. To borrow these materials, take this list to your library and ask your librarian to request an inter-library loan of the materials you want. Inter-library loan policy is explained on the next page. The Deaf and Hard of hearing Awareness Program also maintains a vertical file of information related to a wide variety of topics. This and other information can be provided by calling: The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness Program (800) 792-8322 V (general Library line) (877) 882-5593 TTY Toll Free (609) 530-4004 TTY Local (866) 326-6035 VP (888) 671-6983 Voice VP (609) 530-6384 Fax www.njsltbbc.org INTERLIBRARY LOAN POLICY Inter-library loans can be arranged through one of five ways: 1. OCLC 2. The Access Center of the NJ State Library 3. An ALA Interlibrary Loan Form 4. Email Request 5. Written Request on library letterhead stationary Materials are lent free of charge for one month at a time. ALA Forms and written requests may be faxed to (609) 530-6384 A hold will automatically be placed on a book or videotape or CD or DVD that I requested but not available at that time. The requesting library will automatically be sent the book or videotape or CD or DVD when it becomes available. Requests for books or videotapes or CDs or DVDs in a series should specify the volume number. If no volume number is indicated, you will receive the lowest available volume in the series. TABLE OF CONTENTS BOOKS Adult Fiction…………………………………………………………………… 1 Adult Non-Fiction…………………………………………………………….. 2 Assistive Devices……………………………………………………. 2 Biographies…………………………………………………………… 3 Deaf-Blindness……………………………………………………….. 8 Deaf Culture…………………………………………………………... 9 Education……………………………………………………………… 19 Game …………………………………………………………………... 27 Hard of Hearing…..…………………………………………………… 28 Health and Safety……………………………………………………. 32 Interpreting……………………………………………………………. 34 Law and Legislation…………………………………………………. 37 Parenting………………………………………………………………. 38 Reference…………………………………………………………….... 45 Religion………………………………………………………………… 53 Sign Language……………………………………………………….. 54 Children’s Fiction……………………………………………………………. 65 Children’s Non-Fiction……………………………………………………… 76 Biographies…………………………………………………………… 76 Gallaudet Pre-School English Project Publications…………… 80 Sign Language……………………………………………………….. 83 VIDEOTAPES ASL Stories and Stories Told in ASL……………………………………... 89 Children’s Videos…………………………………………………………….. 94 Deaf Culture…………………………………………………………………… 113 Education……………………………………………………………………… 125 Hard of Hearing………………………………………………………………. 134 Health and Safety……………………………………………………………... 140 Interpreter Training…………………………………………………………… 146 Religion…………………………………………………………………………. 161 Sign Language Instruction……………….…………………………………. 170 PERIODICALS……………………………………………………………… 187 Books ADULT FICTION 362.42 A Handful of Stories. Leonard G. Lane and Ivey B. Pittle H Thirty-seven stories signed by Deaf storytellers are transliterated from the Deaf Storytellers videotape series. OCLC# 08345599 362.42 Another Handful of Stories. Ivey B. Pittle and Roslyn Rosen A Thirty-seven stories signed by Deaf storytellers are transliterated from the Deaf Storytellers videotape series. OCLC# 10403848 362.42 Dead Body Language. Penny Warner W Conner Westphal, A deaf ex-San Francisco reporter is publishing a weekly newspaper. While trying to write a murder mystery puzzle, she is drawn into a real life murder. OCLC# 36927786 813 Island of Silence. Carolyn Brimley Norris N A suspense filled mystery how the deaf characters are treated and the predicaments of the hearing people who were faced with coping with deafness. OCLC# 05519922 813 Islay: A Novel. Douglas Bullard B A novel by a deaf author, it is about a Deaf man who brings to reality his dream of establishing a state for Deaf people-a state where Deaf people govern, sign language is the main means of communication, all television programs are captioned or interpreted, and Deaf people are the same as hearing people. OCLC# 13244662 362.42 Reasonable Doubt. Steven Barish B Bob Brewer, Tom’s deaf college roommate, agrees to act as detective to prove Tom’s innocence in the murder of Sarah Collins. OCLC# 11627997 811.54 Silence, Love and Kids I know. Linwood Smith S A collection of poems by the late Deaf poet. OCLC# 8700172 1 Books 813 Silent Dances. A.C. Crispin and Kathleen O’Malley C A science fiction adventure featuring a Deaf Gally grad is sent to face the aliens Grus whose sonic cries shatter human ears. OCLC# 22186365 ADULT NON-FICTION Assistive Devices 362.42 Assistive Devices: Doorways to Independence. C. Compton C This book presents a comprehensive overview of the numerous assistive devices designed for persons with hearing loss. Produced to accompany a videotape of the same name, this book includes information on hearing aids, assistive devices, visual and vibrotactile signaling systems and telecommunication devices. (Accompanying videotape also available) OCLC# 25044763 617.03 Assistive Technology: A Resource for School, Work, and A Community. Karen F. Flippo, Katherine J. Inge & J. Michael Barcus As individuals with disabilities increasingly recognize the independence that Assistive technology devices offer, family members, advocates, medical professionals and users. Providing detailed descriptions of Assistive devices. OCLC# 31814925 636.7 Cindy, A Hearing Ear Dog. Patricia Curtis C This book describes the training of young dogs selected from pounds and humane shelters to help deaf owners by alerting them to sounds they cannot hear and providing companionship. OCLC# 06861963 362.41 A Complete Guide to Communication with Deaf-Blind Persons. K Linda Kates and Jerome D. Schein This publication grew out of the need for a compilation of methods and devices useful in communication with Deaf-Blind persons. This book aims to catalog all techniques and equipment. OCLC# 6785221 2 Books 362.42 GA and SK Etiquette: Guidelines for Telecommunications in C the Deaf Community. Sharon J. Cagle and Keith M. Cagle This handbook assists both hearing and deaf callers become more aware of the etiquette involved in using the TTY. The book includes comparisons of telephone behavior in both the hearing and Deaf cultures. OCLC# 25236899 649.8 The Gadget Book. Dennis R. La Buda G In this book, you will find nearly 350 products and devices grouped into the following categories: personal care, home environment, home maintenance, communications, mobility, health care, and leisure and recreation. It can help you or someone you love eliminate the frustrations and struggle of daily tasks. OCLC# 12189291 362.42 Telephone Training for the Deaf. Diane Castle C This manual helps you with the basic telephone use, hearing aid settings, special phone and signaling devices and how to use them. The self tests for lessons are at the end of each chapter. OCLC# 08156032 Biographies 649.15 Alandra's Lilacs: The Story of a Mother and Her Deaf Daughter. B Tressa Bowers This book is a marvelous story about the resiliency and achievements of a determined and loving mother raising her Deaf daughter. OCLC# 41070749 362.42 Changing the Rules. Frank Bowe B This is the true story of a boy growing up deaf in a small town in Pennsylvania and later heading the civil rights movement of America’s 36 million disabled people. OCLC# 15116542 3 Books 362.42 Chuck Baird. Chuck Baird B This book arose from a longtime dream of the author to publish Deaf art. The book dedicated to Deaf children everywhere, shows that ASL can become an invitation to frolic and rejoice, as viewed on Chuck's canvases. OCLC# 29357919 362.42 A Deaf Adult Speaks Out. Leo M. Jacobs J One Deaf man’s account of his experience growing up in a Deaf family, and in the larger, hearing world. OCLC# 07308657 362.42 Deaf Again. Mark Drolsbaugh D This locally based book is a true story of how a CODA slowly becomes Deaf himself over time and how he learns to embrace Deaf Culture. OCLC# 94079 419 Dear Diary. Anonymous D A revealing story about the life of a deaf boy. No OCLC#. 730.92 Douglas Tilden, Portrait of a Deaf sculptor. Mildred Albronda A A turn of the century deaf sculptor, whose works and teaching greatly influenced San Francisco, is the subject of this biography. OCLC# 6709275 920 Great Deaf Americans. Robert Panara P A collection of 33 biographies of deaf Americans, past and present, illustrating a variety of career interests and achievements. OCLC# 09906152 362.42 Growing Up Deaf: Issues of Communication in a Hearing P World. Rose Pizzo The autobiography of Rose Pizzo shows her frustrations and joys of communication in the Deaf and hearing worlds. OCLC# 50483268 4 Books 362.42 Hear Again: Back to Life with a Cochlear Implant. Arlene R Romoff This is compelling, true story of how a late deafened adult regained communication with the "hearing" world. OCLC# 45587800 371.911 Helen and Teacher. Joseph P. Lash L Double biography of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, which reveals the depth and intensity of the mutually