Deaf Culture and Etiquette
Discover the vibrant world of Deaf culture, its values, history, and language, American Sign Language. Learn the dos and don'ts, population statistics in Texas, and how to appropriately interact with Deaf individuals. Embrace the differences to foster inclusivity and understanding.
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Did you know there was such a thing? DEAF CULTURE
WHAT IS DEAF CULTURE? Deaf culture is at the heart of Deaf Deaf culture is at the heart of Deaf community community. Deaf people as a linguistic minority have a common experience of life, and this manifests itself in Deaf culture. This includes beliefs, attitudes, history, norms, values, literary traditions, and art shared by Deaf people.
NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER.. Call a DEAF person HEARING- IMPAIRED!!! Hearing-Impaired= Offensive
SIGN NAME ONLY a DEAF person can give you your sign name!
HOW MANY DEAF PEOPLE ARE IN TEXAS? There are 357,574 Deaf people in Texas. Texas is the 2ndhighest state with the most Deaf People. There are approximately 5,658 Deaf People in Houston.
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE Capital D: Deaf Capital D: Deaf Hearing Loss at an early age Involved in the Deaf Community Proud to be Deaf Uses ASL Lower d: deaf Lower d: deaf Hearing Loss later in life Not involved in the Deaf Community Can use a variation of a sign language or uses speech
IF PEOPLE ARE HAVING A SIGNED CONVERSATION Walk on through!
HOW TO MEET A DEAF PERSON?
GREETING A DEAF PERSON Hearing Person Deaf Person 1. Hello 2. My name _______. My sign name ______. What is your name? 3. Are you deaf or hearing? 4. Nice to meet you. 1. Hello 2. What is your name? 3. My name_____. 4. I am hearing. 5. Nice to meet you too.
