Hear A Four-Letter Word

HEAR: A Four-Letter Word by Ciwa Griffiths, Ed.D. "Dr. Griffiths has penned an easily readable autobiography. Her dedication, determination, & dream are conveyed to the reader who's also given a good dose of history in 'education for deaf children'...the author never flinched from questioning & confronting our traditions...she tears down the icons of oral education...She pioneered the use of hearing aids for deaf infants, the use of binaural aids, the use of prescriptive amplification. Permeating this book is her emphasis on amplification for deaf children...two keys will dramatically change the deaf child's destiny...there is a critical age of hearing (under eight months)...& a wearable wide range prescriptive hearing aid (200-20,000 Hz)..." Ellen A. Rhodes, Ed.S., Auditory Education Center, Atlanta, Georgia. "Without the insight & single-minded dedication of Dr. Ciwa Griffiths, hearing impaired children throughout the United States might still be denied the benefit of hearing aids. Thousands of deaf adults who speak normally & live productive lives in a hearing world would have been consigned to a deaf culture, stuck in menial jobs, isolated from the rest of society." Joseph L. Stewart, Ph.D., Sensory Disabilities Program, Indian Health Service, Department of Health & Human Services. Order from: Wide Range Press, 4006-3B Calle Sonora Oeste, Laguna Hills, CA 92653. (714) 855-9723.Griffiths, Ciwa is the author of 'Hear A Four-Letter Word' with ISBN 9780963070906 and ISBN 0963070908.