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Peer reviewedSiegel, Lawrence – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2002
This article argues that the need for and right to communication and language is fundamental to the human condition. It contends that given the historic difficulties children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing face, a constitutional right to communication is both necessary and legally sound. Relevant case law is reviewed. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation
