Deaf Students and Educators Face Harrowing Conditions in Hearing Schools

Deaf educator Rachel Zemach calls language “the ultimate gift.” Whether we have the ability to communicate through speech, sign language, typing or writing, having a way to convey our opinions and thoughts — and ask questions — connects us to information, companionship, friendship and community. But these tools are not always available to Deaf students. In fact, when Zemach became an elementary…

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