deaf pride
Embracing silent identity
Deaf pride is a sense of positive identity centered on being deaf, rejecting the view that deafness is a disability requiring correction.
The concept emerged from Deaf culture, which regards sign language and shared experience as the basis of a distinct community rather than a medical condition: Deaf pride means I don't see my deafness as something to fix.
Often capitalized when referring specifically to cultural Deafness.
- signingInscribing one's name
- sign languageVisual-gestural communication system
- ASLManual visual communication system
- visual languageMeaning through images
- communityCollective of connected people
culture · identity · silence · hands · visual · interpreter · cochlear · cochlear implant · hearing · hard of hearing · hearing aid · advocate · empowerment · belonging · language · gesture · expression · resilience
- DeafnessAmerican Sign Language, sign language interpreters, hearing aids, lip reading, Gallaudet
- deaf servicesASL, sign language, speech therapist, interpreter, sign language interpreter
- deaf accesssign language, ASL, closed captions, captions, captioning