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This 8 page paper discusses the d/Deaf and their definition of themselves as a culture based on their handicap; it also discusses some of the ways deaf children have been educated. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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begun to demand recognition of their uniqueness, not as a way of demanding privileges, but as a way of being recognized both as individuals who are different, and as a
group that is set apart from the mainstream. This paper examines the way in which the deaf have organized into viable but separate communities; it also looks at some
of the issues associated with educating deaf children. Deaf Communities I think the first thing we should notice when we begin discussing the deaf is that there
is a distinct difference between "Deaf" and "deaf." This Deaf/deaf dichotomy differentiates between those who, as I understand it, feel they are part of a larger community of people
who actually define themselves culturally by their handicap; "deaf" merely means someone who cant hear. One of the issues facing this community is why they are not more cohesive,
and easily defined. Well try and explore that here, because it seems likely that a Deaf community would be a place not only of inclusion, but of learning. There
have been attempts to establish d/Deaf communities in the past, as actual, physical locations. In the 1850s, "John Flournoy called for a deaf commonwealth to be established in the
American territories" (Senghas, 2002, p. 69). This indicates a strong longing for identity specifically as d/Deaf that is surprising, since most people try to "blend" into mainstream culture, not
set themselves apart from it. For some reason, though, the d/Deaf seem to want this distinction. There are d/Deaf clubs in the U.S. and many other countries, and often
the individuals who frequent them are quick to "emphasize that they are Deaf places, not hearing ones" (Senghas, 2002, p. 69). Again, remember that the capital "D" indicates a
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