„Motykou proti traktoru.“ Diskuse o vzdělávání neslyšících dětí v Československu na počátku padesátých let

In the early 1950s, Stalinist Czechoslovakia saw a discussion about what form education for the deaf should take in the socialist future, which was then allegedly being rapidly built. The answer to this question was not offered by official ideology or party programmes, and was therefore negotiated by a number of different actors: in addition to experts, whose involvement is not surprising, there were also those whose voices would normally not be heard — parents and the deaf themselves. Together, they raised the question of hearing impairment, its (ab)normality in socialist society and argued about the possibilities, means and indeed the need to “correct” it.