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In The Marketplace: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
Posted by: Staff Writer on July 30, 2013 | Comments
Have you heard of the term “Deaf Community?” You may have limited exposure to deaf and hard of hearing (hh) individuals, but let me attest, with over 35 million deaf/hh individuals in the United States alone, it’s very much alive and thriving!
Read MoreridicuLIST: Deaf People Want To Be Cured
Posted by: Staff Writer on April 10, 2013 | Comments
Ask a culturally Deaf person this: ‘If there was a pill you could take to regain your full hearing, would you take it?’ a majority of them will tell you no. Once, a deaf woman told me, “If I got my hearing back, I would lose my identity and I wouldn’t know what to do.”
Read MoreWhat is Paddy Ladd’s “Deafhood” and Have We Found It Yet?
Posted by: Staff Writer on Nov. 12, 2012 | Comments
It has its own Wikipedia entry. It has a custom sign (“DEAF” + “BELLY”). It literally gets on some peoples’ skin, in the form of tattoos and printed sweatshirts, and under the skin as our consciousness. “Deafhood” is everywhere. But on September 24, we – an audience of 200+ - got the inside scoop straight from the hands of the British guy who invented the term.
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