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A man without words
| Title | A man without words |
| Names | Schaller, Susan. |
| Book Number | BR008691 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Braille |
| Annotation | Ildefonso, born deaf and now in his late twenties, is a Mexican Indian who has never been taught language. When the author discovers him in a class, she must introduce him to the concept of language before she can begin to teach him how to communicate. Only after he understands and starts to sign does Schaller learn that experts believe that people cannot be taught unless they learn language skills in childhood. |
| Local Subject | Biography & Autobiography - BIO |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| Biography - Individuals w/ Disabilities - BID | |
| Hearing Disability Interest - DIH | |
| Adult Book - AD | |
| Short Book - SH | |
| Disability Interest - DII | |
| Linguistics - LGL | |
| General Non-Fiction - GNF | |
| Disability Themes - DIS | |
| Audience Notes | A |
| LC Subject | Deaf - Means of communication |
| Deaf - United States - Biography |
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| Mexicans - United States - Biography |
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| Call Number | 362.42092 B ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 1991 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 1991 (Associated Services for the Blind, transcribing agency. Associated Services for the Blind, distributor) |
| Original Publication | Transcription of: New York : Summit Books, c1991. |