Forbidden Signs explores American culture from the mid-nineteenth century to 1920 through the lens of one striking episode: the campaign led by Alexander Graham Bell and other prominent Americans to
Defective.” Handicapped.” Ugly.” Dependent.” These words are Douglas Baynton’s chapter titles, labels that were used to describe disabled immigrants during the period of American history when a series
Through Deaf Eyes depicts the story of Deaf America in more than 200 photographs, a tableau that also affords readers the opportunity to learn about the nation's broader history. Examining historical
