“I grew up in a household with a profoundly deaf brother. Through him I got my first taste of what it means to be excluded and how easy it is for all sorts of people to be overlooked in our world. Language, Power, and Resistance provides us with a timely reminder of how exclusion might still exist, even in the wake of inclusive education policies. This volume sheds light on the implications that mainstreamed education might have for deaf children, in particular regarding the use of sign language and the formation of Deaf communities.”

Professor Mary McAleese, Former President of Ireland

“Mathews’ description of the models of power, compliance, and resistance should be instructive to parents, Deaf and hard of hearing community members, educators, audiologists, ENTs, early interventionists, teacher trainers, and administrators who wish to work more closely, collaboratively, and effectively on behalf of students who are deaf/hard of hearing.”

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

“This book is highly recommended for anyone who has a strong interest in the education of deaf children in Ireland and beyond...Although the book is a serious piece of academic literature, it can still be utilized for facilitating community dialogues on the power dynamics within educational provisions for deaf children.”

Sign Language Studies

“This is an excellent work of scholarship...this volume will inform parents, policy and practice.”

TEANGA, the journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics