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: Just as digital archives can be lost, Edwards works to prevent the stories of early Deaf pioneers from being erased by "prescriptive identities" imposed by mainstream society.

: The idea that the hearing world defines deafness by what is missing (sound), while the Deaf world defines it by what is present (language and community). historian.rar

Despite being geographically scattered, the nineteenth-century Deaf community built a "culturally coherent" network through schools and sign language. Edwards credits these early educational sites as the birthplaces of , where sign language allowed a marginalized group to reclaim their narrative from those who sought to suppress it. Key Works and Concepts : Just as digital archives can be lost,

A recurring theme in Edwards' research is the tension between Deaf communities and the hearing world's attempts to "fix" them. She highlights figures like Samuel Gridley Howe, who viewed the Deaf as a group that needed to be siloed and made to assimilate—essentially trying to extinguish their alternative culture to make "them" more like "us". 3. Creating a Coherent Community Edwards credits these early educational sites as the