Finding Zoe - Brandi Rarus
a deaf woman's story of identity, love, and adoption
KORTE INHOUD
"Four-month old Zoe was gradually losing her hearing. Her adoptive parents loved her-yet agonized- feeling they couldn't handle raising a deaf child. Would Zoe go back into the welfare system and spend her childhood hoping to find parents willing to adopt her? Or would Zoe be the long-sought answer to a mother's prayers? Brandi Rarus was just 6 when spinal meningitis took away her hearing. Because she spoke well and easily adjusted to lip reading, she was mainstreamed at school and socialized primarily in the hearing community. Brandi was a popular and happy teen, but communication-and being fully part of every conversation-was an ongoing struggle. In college, Brandi embraced Deaf Culture along with the joys of complete and effortless communication with her peers. For the first time, being deaf wasn't a handicap; it was a passport to a new and exciting world. Brandi went on to become Miss Deaf America in 1988 and served as a spokesperson for her community. It was during her tenure as Miss Deaf America that Br...
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Mooi exemplaar. Hardback met stofomslag in zeer goede staat. Engelstalig.; 2014; Reprint; BenBella Books; 265 pagina's; Titel: Finding Zoe. A Deaf Woman's Story of Identity, Love, and Adoption; Ref: 220088 / H24P417A
