My life of language

By Paul W. Ogden

Subjects: Deaf, education, Deaf, Teachers of the deaf, Biography, Deaf, biography, Deaf -- Education -- United States, Deaf -- United States -- Biography, Ogden, Paul W, Teachers of the deaf -- United States -- Biography, Education

Description: Paul W. Ogden has dedicated his life to educating young deaf and hard of hearing people and raising awareness of what it means to be deaf in a hearing world. He has taught and mentored a generation of teachers, and his classic volume, The Silent Garden, has served as a guide for parents and educators for over thirty years. Now he tells his personal story of challenges faced and lessons learned, revealing that the critical, guiding factors for him have always been language and successful communication.