The Argument for a Constitutional Right to Communication and Language

The right to assemble and to vote, the right to equal protection under the law must be extended to the right of deaf and hard-of-hearing children to full communication development access. If the Constitution venerates the right to speech, the right to speech, the right to communication and language...

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Published in:Sign language studies 2006-04, Vol.6 (3), p.255-272
Main Author: Siegel, Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Children with disabilities
Childrens Rights
COMMENTARY
Communication
Communication skills
Communications
Constitutional rights
Constitutions
Deaf education
Deafness
Educational Demand
Equal protection
Freedom of speech
Hard of Hearing
Language
Language Skills
Law
Linguistics
Pharmacies
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Summary:The right to assemble and to vote, the right to equal protection under the law must be extended to the right of deaf and hard-of-hearing children to full communication development access. If the Constitution venerates the right to speech, the right to speech, the right to communication and language is of equal value. Siegel details how important the need for and right to communication and language for deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
ISSN:0302-1475
1533-6263
1533-6263
DOI:10.1353/sls.2006.0021