User:Egberts/Deaf

This page is about a protected class of people having hearing-loss. For the set of beliefs and traditions of communities that are influenced by deafness and which use sign languages as the main means of communication, see Deaf culture. For others, see Egberts/Deaf (disambiguation).

Capitalization

The capitalization of “Deaf,” “Community,” and “Culture” is important to indicate the pride the Deaf Community has in their Culture. “Deaf ” and “deaf ” are two separate terms which cannot be used interchangeably.