3:40 "people who are deaf and mute" Just a point of information about Deaf culture and community. Most Deaf people, even the profoundly Deaf, are not mute at all, for example when they laugh it can be quite loud and they can scream to call the attention of hearing people. A lot of Deaf people have some residual hearing, and learn enough speech to communicate in it but with a strong accent. It is just more inconvenient to struggle to use speech compared to their native language of signing (Filipino Sign Language or FSL is a full language, with its unique vocabulary and grammar, it is not patterned on English or any form of speech). The use of a capital "D" in Deaf culture is a choice to emphasize that Deafness is a shared language and culture (even hearing family members and friends who know sign language are considered part of the Deaf community). Deafness, in that sense, is more like an ethnicity, a source of identity and yes, even pride. Deafness is just how they encounter the world and respond to it, they don't necessarily experience their Deafness as a disease or a problem, and certainly don't want pity or condescension from hearing people. They just want the social space to live their lives, and reasonable accommodation from the larger society for their differences. Recognition of their positive contribution to cultural diversity is always a plus.
3:40 "people who are deaf and mute" Just a point of information about Deaf culture and community. Most Deaf people, even the profoundly Deaf, are not mute at all, for example when they laugh it can be quite loud and they can scream to call the attention of hearing people. A lot of Deaf people have some residual hearing, and learn enough speech to communicate in it but with a strong accent. It is just more inconvenient to struggle to use speech compared to their native language of signing (Filipino Sign Language or FSL is a full language, with its unique vocabulary and grammar, it is not patterned on English or any form of speech). The use of a capital "D" in Deaf culture is a choice to emphasize that Deafness is a shared language and culture (even hearing family members and friends who know sign language are considered part of the Deaf community). Deafness, in that sense, is more like an ethnicity, a source of identity and yes, even pride. Deafness is just how they encounter the world and respond to it, they don't necessarily experience their Deafness as a disease or a problem, and certainly don't want pity or condescension from hearing people. They just want the social space to live their lives, and reasonable accommodation from the larger society for their differences. Recognition of their positive contribution to cultural diversity is always a plus.
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