TY - BOOK AU - Groce,Nora Ellen TI - Everyone here spoke sign language: hereditary deafness on Martha's Vineyard SN - 0674270401 AV - HV2561.M49 G76 1985 U1 - 362.4209744 PY - 1985///] CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - Harvard University Press KW - Deaf KW - Massachusetts KW - Martha's Vineyard KW - History KW - Deafness KW - Genetic aspects KW - Sign language N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-164) and index; "They were just like everyone else" -- The history of Martha's Vineyard -- The origins of vineyard deafness -- The genetics of vineyard deafness -- The island adaptation to deafness -- Growing up deaf on the vineyard -- Deafness in historical perspective -- "Those people weren't handicapped" -- Appendix A. Oral and written sources -- Appendix B. Perceived causes of vineyard deafness ER -