Deaf people have always been seen as disabled and referred to as stupid. As difficult as living in the silent world may seem, a person coming from a different culture is not better in any way from another person. Most people tend to view deafness as a defect. They believe that deafness cuts people off from the world and that the deaf people miss the so called wonderful life of the hearing without asking themselves “how could you miss something that you have not being exposed to?” We as the hearing community tend to pity the deaf or consider them to have survived a severe handicap if they succeed in life. I believe that deafness is not a disease or a disability of any kind. The deaf can be understood, loved and treated equally. It appears to me that the deaf culture can be learned and understood and the hearing world can be part of the deaf culture by learning their language, norms and culture in order to accommodate them. We can always use our hands to talk and our eyes to listen and avoid the clumsiness that surprisingly tend to prevent us from fully interacting with our people. The deaf needs to be accepted and respected for who they are. We need to think of all the possibilities of one becoming deaf, putting in mind that deafness can be acquired also. The world needs to know about the deaf culture and the awareness must be spread all across nations.
Yes dear I strongly agree. I aslo love their language to bits, even though it's complicated
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