The human right to language : communication access for deaf children / Lawrence M. Siegel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The importance of communication and language -- Communication, language, and education -- The First Amendment : the broad right to express and receive information and ideas -- The First Amendment and freedom of association -- The importance of the First Amendment : protecting the extremes of speech -- Introduction to the Fourteenth Amendment -- Equal protection and the place of education in American society -- Equal protection and the right to communication and language -- The application of bilingual-education law and programs to deaf and hard of hearing students -- A proposal.