Deaf or deaf? Questioning alleged antinomies in the bioethical discourses on cochlear implantation and suggesting an alternative approach to d/Deafness
The assumption that there exist two mutually exclusive conceptions of d/Deafness – a medical/biological as opposed to a socially constructed one – is an underlying premise for much of the ongoing bioethical discourse on paediatric cochlear implantation. This text first presents this discourse and th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Stockholm University Press
2009-07-01
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Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research |
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Online Access: | https://www.sjdr.se/articles/338 |