| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - In the social world, however, deafness is a more severe handicap because it prevents the mastering of speech, blocks verbal communication, and bars entry to the world of culture; therefore, it ....disrupts a person's social connections in a more substantial way than blindness" (Vygotsky, 1983, Vol. 5, p. 77).
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