Deaf Culture & History

““A people without their knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without their roots””

— Marcus Garvey

Deaf Culture & Community

The National Deaf Center (NDC) has a quick Tip Sheet related to Deaf Culture. Click here to learn more >>

Hands and Voices has a page dedicated to learning about Deaf Culture and the Community and goes a littler more in depth than the NDC tip sheet above. Click here to learn more >>

The National Associate of the Deaf (NAD) has put together some Frequently Asked Questions with responses related to the Culture and Community. Click here to learn more >>

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image description: An infographic on deafness with a blue background with white text descriptions and black text headers. the 5 things stated are 1. they would be the third most populated country in the world. 2. they are born to hearing families. 3. they have got better peripheral vision. 4. maybe they drive better. 5. they are not sick they do not die before. Click here to view >>

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image description: a blue figures head with a gray hand signing Deaf. to the right a gray hand with a green hand signing culture. underneath deaf is written in blue lettering and culture is written in green lettering. Click here to view >>

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image description: an infographic on deaf culture with a yellow background with red text descriptions and black text headers. the 5 things stated are 1. the united nations protects in. 2. the fame of the silent applause. 3. it is considered as an ethnic culture. 4. they use letters in english. 5. event the sense of humor is different. Click here to view >>

Deaf Culture Norms

Deaf Culture differs from hearing culture and what is socially acceptable. Deaf Culture and the community has their own very specific norms and values. Click here to learn more >>

Deaf Space is a large part of the culture and values. Deaf Space is an inclusive environment for all participants. Click here to learn more >>

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image description: An infographic on funny reasons to the benefits of being deaf. It is a white background with black text and red icons. There are 20 reasons on the original. (note- one icon has been covered for language). Click here to view >>

Deaf History

Harvard has created a bulleted overview of some important moments in Deaf History. This is a simplified list not including the impact of Milan 1880 and the diminish of Deaf teacher, Eugenics from AGB and WWII, time of asylums, impact of segregation, as well as Deaf peoples invention of the sports huddle and baseballs hand signals. Click here to see this brief overview >>

Britannica.com has documented Deaf History in a more in-depth approach. It is still missing some poignant moments related to time of asylums, segregation, and sports but has a more. comprehension overview. Click here to read more >>

Gallaudet University has created a list of Deaf History books available to read. Click here to see the list >>

Deaf History Documentary

Gallaudet University has made the documentary “Through Deaf Eyes” accessible and available to watch on their website. The website present a quick synopsis for the documentary and states that it “is a two-hour documentary that explores almost 200 years of Deaf life in America and presents a broad range of perspectives on what it means to be deaf. The film is propelled by the stories of people, both eminent and ordinary, and sheds light on events that have shaped Deaf lives. The film includes interviews with prominent members of the Deaf community, including actress Marlee Matlin and Gallaudet University president emeritus I. King Jordan.” Click here to watch >>