1. "They Were Just Like Everyone Else"

2. The History of Martha's Vineyard

3. The Origins of Vineyard Deafness

4. The Genetics of Vineyard Deafness

5. The Island Adaptation to Deafness

6. Growing Up Deaf on the Vineyard

7. Deafness in Historical Perspective

8. "Those People Weren't Handicapped"



Appendix A. Oral and Written Sources

Appendix B. Perceived Causes of Vineyard Deafness



Notes

Bibliography

Index

Nora Ellen Groce, a cultural and medical anthropologist, received her doctorate from Brown University. She is currently a Fellow at the Family Development Study, Children's Hospital, Boston, and in the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School.