The image at left is from the Described and Captioned Media website. We have some DVDs either created by or about Deaf Hispanics or Latinos. You can use the keywords deaf* AND (Hispanic American* OR Latino*) to retrieve the best results. You can also be more specific and use keywords like deaf* AND Mexic* to find more specific results. The asterisk * next to the keywords will find variations in the spelling of that word, ie, Deafened, DeafBlind, and Americans. Narrow the RIT Libraries catalog search to videos.
YouTube has online videos you can look at. Use the keywords deaf AND (Hispanic American OR Latino). Do not use the asterisk for your keywords when searching for YouTube videos.
You can also check out the Gallaudet Video Catalog. It is best if you have the name of a person. Please note the difference between Hispanic and Latino. The new term is Latinx.
Use the keywords deaf* AND (Hispanic American* OR Latino*) to retrieve book results. You can also use more specific keywords, such as deaf* AND Mexic* to get more results.Check out these Deaf Hispanic/Latino organizations for more information. You can find information about trilingualism and how this affects this particular community.
The Gallaudet Encyclopedia and the Sage Deaf Studies Encyclopedia has articles on general countries such as Mexico, Spain, etc. Use Deaf biographies like Great Deaf Americans, Deaf Persons in the Arts and Sciences, and Movers and Shakers: Deaf People Who Changed the World to find more articles about Deaf Hispanic or Latino Americans.
Use the Gallaudet Biography Database to find Deaf Hispanic and Latino Americans. You can browse by ethnicity. If interested in articles about this group in popular periodicals, check out the Deaf Life magazine. It is helpful to have the name of the person you are looking for. You can also search the Gallaudet Deaf Periodicals Database and scroll down to Hispanic or Latino Americans to find articles in a variety of magazines. Check the A-Z Journal Finder list to see if we have the title.
If we do not have the magazine, you can use Interlibrary Loan for free. You must register and then you can order articles and books for free.
This record is from the Deaf Biography Database. Note the References. These are articles, book chapters, and other items where you can find more information about the person. You can look up the title of books using our RIT Libraries Catalog,
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