Abstract:The constructions of deafness and social representations of a deaf child are very complicated and
deeply contested. This paper examines the constructions of deafness and how it has been sociohistorically
framed and re-framed within the parameters of normalcy and deviance. Such analysis may
offer insight on the potential impact of shaping ideology, politics, and what it means to be deaf. This
level of analysis is conducted via an examination of the socio-history of deaf education including discussions
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