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Jan 7, 2013deafinprisonorgEditorials#JusticeForFelix, Deaf Culture, Deaf education, Deaf in Prison, Deaf Students, DeafInPrisonl.com, Deafness, Joanne Greenberg, Mainstreaming, Posting Mania - Year 2 Explodes

By Joanne Greenberg Part of the problem of Deaf low reading levels is due to insufficient education. Why should this be? The problem of low reading levels among the Deaf was supposed to have been solved 30 years ago, when mainstreaming was instituted to give Deaf kids an equal classroom experience, among their hearing neighbors

A Little History

My wife found this for me. It’s a great read. Although I have no idea who to cite for accreditation, it is presented here, unedited and unaltered. *** Dr. Frank Mayfield was touring Tewksbury Institute when, on his way out, he accidentally collided with an elderly floor maid. To cover the awkward moment Dr. Mayfield