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Wired for Sound
Beverly Biderman reached profound deafness as a teenager and lived in the world of near silence until 1993, when she was fitted with a controversial cochlear implant, the first effective artificial sensory organ ever developed. In Wired for Sound, she has written a deeply moving and personal account of her life before and after the implant. This story is a tale of both physical and emotional transcendence with universal appeal and interest. Voices of deaf people talking about their deafness are included, as well as a balanced exploration of the explosive issues surrounding the Deaf culture's opposition to cochlear implants. Wired for Sound is essential reading for anyone needing to make an informed choice about cochlear implants and for parents of deaf children, as well as teachers, doctors, therapists, and audiologists. Exhaustively researched, the book includes a detailed appendix with a comprehensive listing of international resources on deafness and cochlear implants, plus an annotated Recommended Reading list.
Wired for Sound
American Library Association's Choice Outstanding Academic Title (1999)One of the Globe and Mail's 100 Notable Books of 1998.The new revised and updated version of the classic book on deafness and cochlear implants is now available as an ebook. This rare "inside" account of hearing with a cochlear implant, the first effective artificial sensory organ ever developed, is a moving story about a deaf woman's journey through deafness and into hearing.Praised by Oliver Sacks as "a beautiful account full of wonder and surprises," this new edition brings the reader up to date on the technology, and more importantly, on the changes in Biderman's life brought by her transformation.The Globe and Mail, ...
The Artificial Ear
When it was first developed, the cochlear implant was hailed as a "miracle cure" for deafness. That relatively few deaf adults seemed to want it was puzzling. The technology was then modified for use with deaf children, 90 percent of whom have hearing parents. Then, controversy struck as the Deaf community overwhelmingly protested the use of the device and procedure. For them, the cochlear implant was not viewed in the context of medical progress and advances in the physiology of hearing, but instead represented the historic oppression of deaf people and of sign languages. Part ethnography and part historical study, The Artificial Ear is based on interviews with researchers who were pivotal in the early development and implementation of the new technology. Through an analysis of the scientific and clinical literature, Stuart Blume reconstructs the history of artificial hearing from its conceptual origins in the 1930s, to the first attempt at cochlear implantation in Paris in the 1950s, and to the widespread clinical application of the "bionic ear" since the 1980s.
Coming to Our Senses
A neurobiologist reexamines the personal nature of perception in this groundbreaking guide to a new model for our senses. We think of perception as a passive, mechanical process, as if our eyes are cameras and our ears microphones. But as neurobiologist Susan R. Barry argues, perception is a deeply personal act. Our environments, our relationships, and our actions shape and reshape our senses throughout our lives. This idea is no more apparent than in the cases of people who gain senses as adults. Barry tells the stories of Liam McCoy, practically blind from birth, and Zohra Damji, born deaf, in the decade following surgeries that restored their senses. As Liam and Zohra learned entirely new ways of being, Barry discovered an entirely new model of the nature of perception. Coming to Our Senses is a celebration of human resilience and a powerful reminder that, before you can really understand other people, you must first recognize that their worlds are fundamentally different from your own.
Sound
Discusses the principles of sound, how animals and human hear, the speed of sound, noise pollution, and the use of sound waves in medicine. Includes related activities.
Turned On: Cochlear Implants for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons
Presents "Turned On: Cochlear Implants for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons," a paper by Beverly Biderman presented at the March 1998 California State University at Northridge Conference on Disabilities. Describes how the implant works and notes that there is a wide variation in individual performance with the same device. Highlights opposition to the adaptive technology by many who belong to Deaf culture.
The Consumer Handbook on Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids
"Includes emotions surrounding hearing loss, where and how to find help, how to map an audiogram, function and selection of hearing aids and why some people reject them. Other topics include cochlear implants, Meniere's disease, tinnitus, aging, listening skills, wireless assistive technology and assistive technology products"--Provided by publisher.
The Chapo Guide to Revolution
Instant New York Times bestseller “Howard Zinn on acid or some bullsh*t like that.” —Tim Heidecker The creators of the cult-hit podcast Chapo Trap House deliver a manifesto for everyone who feels orphaned and alienated—politically, culturally, and economically—by the lanyard-wearing Wall Street centrism of the left and the lizard-brained atavism of the right: there is a better way, the Chapo Way. In a guide that reads like “a weirder, smarter, and deliciously meaner version of The Daily Show’s 2004 America (The Book)” (Paste), Chapo Trap House shows you that you don’t have to side with either sinking ships. These self-described “assholes from the internet” offer a fully...
Rebuilt
Chorost chronicles his journey from deafness to hearing, from human to cyborg, and how it transformed him. Written with self-deprecating, dry wit this volume explores hearing, sound, and software that can now mend the senses.
I've Lost My What???
Baffled by your new inability to hear? Know someone who is? Then I've Lost My WHAT?: A Practical Guide to Life After Deafness is for you. It talks about assistive devices, the psychology of adult-onset deafness, communication, relationships, cochlear implants, hearing aids, the Americans with Disabilities Act, telephone use, and daily life for people who've gone deaf post-lingually. "This book should be required reading for anyone who's lost their hearing or works with late-deafened individuals. I've Lost My WHAT? could very well be the late-deafened adult's Bible."-Michele Bornert, Late-deafened freelance writer "A top-notch reference for those who become deaf."-Mary Clark, former executive director, Hearing Loss Link "Shawn learned all this stuff the hard way. Now he's making sure you won't have to do it too."-Cheryl Heppner, Exec. Dir. Northern Virginia Resource, Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
