Daily Archives: July 22, 2008

Deafhood– A Late-Deafened Viewpoint

Posted on July 22, 2008 by kim

Vallhallian recently summarized Paddy Ladd’s definition of Deafhood, interpreted as a process of accepting (actualizing) one’s deafness.  Acceptance or self-actualization, according to Paddy Ladd, means participating fully in Deaf culture and apparently using ASL to communicate.  Anything short of that equals some kind of … Continue reading →

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