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Originally Posted by blonde1
Hi. I am a junior in high school and right now we are working on our junior paper. My topic is, "Are Deaf people disabiled." I would like to get some insight about the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and how Deaf people feel about being put under that act. Do Deaf people concider themselves disabled? Why or Why not? Thank you for your opinion and info. It will help me a lot with my paper.
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You might want to add Martha's Vineyard to your report. There was a time when everybody there knew sign language. On that island, Hearing people don't see the deaf people as disabled back then. That is why I see that people's refusal to learn sign language disable us. I don't see us as disabled as we won't have to depend on CI, HA, interpreters, etc if everybody know sign language.
Martha's Vineyard Sign Language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
More in Nora Ellen Groce's book, "Everybody Here Spoke Sign Language"