To Table of Contents common for people to be astonished when they hear the words : Deaf Culture . Deaf people cannot hear and as a result , they have developed a language and a culture of their own . The point I want to make is this , when you desire to enter the Deaf Community , you should also be prepared to learn about their culture . The culture is unique and should not be ignored .
A person ' s identity is more significant than the extent of their hearing or vision loss . We ’ ll discuss ways to determine a few of the common labels given to people with hearing and / or vision loss . The most common labels are : Deaf , Hard of Hearing , and DeafBlind .
Deaf Culture Deaf Culture is a set of social beliefs including activities that include art , literary traditions , history , values , and institutions , which are influenced by deafness and use sign language as a primary communication method , deaf culture can be defined as the set of cultural beliefs , behaviors , and institutions that are shared by Deaf communities .
A few pointers :
o Deaf culture has its own films , " music ," dance , poetry , literature , and folklore .
o Deaf people are typically better drivers because they rely so much more on visual signals
o It is considered an ethnic culture because it is based on the division as a group of people depending on their culture and special characteristics in which he / she is born into .
o Many Deaf people feel a cultural bond with one another due to their shared language and experiences of oppression .
DID YOU KNOW : Ludwig von Beethoven was profoundly Deaf when he composed the Ninth Symphony
Hard of Hearing Culture There are some similarities between Hard of Hearing and Deaf cultures . Depending on the degree of hearing loss , and different situations that arise . In some cases , they struggle with the question of whether they are Hearing or Deaf . They do not have a finite culture but tend to be part of the Deaf culture for a variety of reasons . The main difference between them is that some of their speech or hearing skills may not be equal to those of Hearing People . Some of them are capable of hearing and / or speaking very well , while others are not . When a group of hearing people are talking at the same time , they miss about 40 to 50 percent of what they know or understand from Hearing people .
A few pointers :
o " I ' m not Deaf , I ' m Hard of Hearing ." This statement is often made by people with hearing loss who have a degree of their hearing loss . They may not consider themselves Deaf based on the severity of their hearing loss .
o It ' s common for Hard of Hearing people to use speech as their primary form of communication , while they also may be part of the Deaf community .
o This group can usually go back and forth between Hearing and Deaf cultures .
o The Hard of Hearing often have special communication needs that