Welcome to the deaf-world -- Families with deaf children -- The language of the deaf-world -- Form and function in ASL -- Deaf culture -- The world deaf scene -- Disabling the deaf-world -- Educational placement and the deaf child -- Language and literacy -- Bilingual and bicultural education for deaf children -- Evaluating deaf people -- The hearing agenda I: to mitigate a disability -- The future of the deaf world -- The hearing agenda II: eradicating the deaf-world -- The deaf agenda: enriching the deaf-world -- Journey's end.