A Key to the World [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abbou, Victor, author.

Contributor:

Moody, Bill.

Laborit, Emmanuelle.

Christian, Cuxac.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community activists.

Actors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D. C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2021.

Washington : Gallaudet University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Victor Abbou is an invaluable witness to the period in France which is called the Deaf Awakening. His story is a treasure trove of archival material of that period, as he was one of the trailblazers in so many fields: actor, activist, trainer and teacher of future interpreters studying at the university. In doing all of this, he created bridges between two worlds, the world of the deaf and the world of the hearing, which were in close proximity but which were separated by a great chasm. Victor's story also shines a light on the key role played by several Americans who contributed significant sparks which ignited the French Deaf Awakening. This Franco-American connection in contemporary Deaf history is yet another bridge which Victor Abbou's story documents in great detail. Published by Eyes Editions. Includes links to two hours of video in International Sign.

Contents:

Front Matter

Table of Contents

Preface by Emmanuelle Laborit

Preface by Christian Cuxac

PART 1 A DOOR OPENS

1 February 21, 1977

2 A life turned upside down

3 Rediscovering a forgotten language: sign language

4 Communication and reconquest

[Album souvenir]

5 IVT or The Deaf Awakening

PART 2 ARTISTS AND ACTIVISTS

1 Theatrical adventures

2 The children, too!

3 Me? Teach?

4 The discovery of deaf victims

5 IVT creates its path

PART 3 MY LIFE PATH ...

1 At school and at work

2 Fighting for citizenship

3 To build a bridge between deaf and hearing

4 Flashbacks

PART 4 BY WAY OF CONCLUSION ...

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Chronicle of Victor Abbou's Career

Back Matter.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

2-9557825-8-0

2-9557825-5-6