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The Butterfly Cage
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781959804512
Publisher: Paper Angel Press
Published: Apr 26 2023
Pages: 388
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.86 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
An essential, perspective-shifting narrative that exposes the reality of language deprivation and systemic audism in mainstream public education.
Includes ASL Videos (captioned) and supplementary materials designed specifically for college-level class discussions and assignments.
The Butterfly Cage invites you to be a fly on the wall in a Deaf classroom trapped inside a hearing school. Written by former Deaf teacher Rachel Zemach, this mesmerizing and disruptive narrative reveals the subtle and not-so-subtle layers of internalized oppression faced by Deaf adults and children in hearing environments.
Rather than a dry textbook, Zemach provides a ground-level look at structural failure. Readers witness the immense frustration and unbridled joy of students navigating a system that routinely marginalizes them-from principals who inexplicably remove textbooks, to totally inaccessible intercom announcements, to aides operating without adequate Deaf cultural training.
At the center of the story is Lazlo, a brilliant, language-hungry seven-year-old whose journey with American Sign Language will capture your heart, leading to a profound intersection with the fiercely intelligent Deaf community who rally to change legislation when his life takes a shocking turn.
In a series of short, distinctive chapters, Zemach interweaves her personal Deafhood journey with poignant classroom scenes, shocking individualized education (IEP) meetings, and the larger political and historical picture surrounding Deaf education.
Intended to spark a national dialogue, The Butterfly Cage is a vital resource for Deaf Education programs, SLP curriculums, and anyone seeking to understand the lifelong impact of oralism and the urgent need for linguistic rights. You will never view the education system the same way again.
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