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"Questions and Answers about Deafness and Hearing Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act." Roesch Library Catalog. 04 Oct. 2007. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. . This addresses the questions that are often posed to the Deaf community. It refences the Deaf as disabled, which is very taboo to the deaf. There is an overview of hearing imparement and what it entails. It also details the different ways to compensate if the company does have a Deaf or hard of hearing employee.

"NAD Presses DOJ to Tackle Deaf and Hard of Hearing Legal Issues." National Association of the Deaf. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. .\n\nThis article is interesting because it goes against what many deaf people may feel. It discussing getting more rights as diabled people.

Williams, Cheryl. "Emergent Literacy of Deaf Children." Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 9.4 (2004): 352-65. Print.\n\nThis article is an in depth look at what literacy is, and includes case studies that were exposed to deaf children.

"Literacy & Deaf Students." Gallaudet Research Institute (GRI). Gallaudet University, 30 Oct. 2003. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. . Gallaudet University is a Deaf university that does research within the Deaf community. This article looks at literacy of highschool deaf students.

"Deaf Literacy: Research Highlights." EMSTAC. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. . This is a tool that guides teachers on how to teach English to Deaf students.

Zongker, Brett. "New Approach on Deaf Literacy Heartening." Washington Post - Politics, National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - Washingtonpost.com. 20 July 2006. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. .

Harrington, Tom. "FAQ: Deaf Population of the United States." Gallaudet University Library. Oct. 2007. Web. 09 Dec. 2010. .

Ingraham L. Cynthia, Jean F. Andrews. "The hands and reading: What deafblind adult readers tell us." The British Journal of the Visually Impairment 28.2 (2010) : 103-138. Electronic Journal Center. Web. 3 November 2010. This article tells the story of three adults who are deaf blind and their approach to reading different types of texts. It provides analysis and interviews with each individual as they reflect on how they learned language and how to read as young children. Many deaf blind people tend to isolate themselves and remain illiterate in their home for most of their lives. However the story of these three individual is different. For them they are readers who enjoy reading for pleasure and have achieved higher levels of education because of their reading skills. These three people all used computer technology, scanners, print enlargers, and JAWS software. These people stress the importance that technology played along their journey to literacy.