Helen Keller and Deaf Education

Helen Keller

This week, the UVU Library is looking at the life and legacy of Helen Keller in our book display. Inspired by her determination to earn a college degree, we'd like to share some of the resources we have that can help deaf and hearing impaired students with their research. We'd also like to share some resources that can help students research deaf education.

American Sign Language Books

The Library has a growing collection of books about American Sign Language on the fourth floor. They can be found beginning at call number HV 2474. Any book from the fourth floor can be checkd out for three weeks.

Deaf Studies Research Guide

This research guide lists reference books, databases, and vetted websites that cover the challenges that deaf and hearing impaired persons face in a hearing society. The reference books, found on the first floor of the Library, can give researches important background information. The databases can be used to search for the latest research on this subject. The websites contain important national associations and groups and much more.

ERIC

ERIC, our largest education research database, contains millions of articles and reports about all topics in education. It can be used to find up-to-date research on best practices for deaf education, educational psychology for deaf and hearing impaired students, and more.

UbiDuo Machines

UbiDuo machines are short range devices that can facilitate communication between deaf visitors to the Library and our staff. We use these machines to chat with each other. 

For more help with researching deaf education, contact our education librarian, Lesli Baker, at (801) 863-8286 or call the Reference Desk at (801) 863-8840.