Deaf Culture

By Irene Leigh, Jean Andrews, Raychelle Harris , Topher Gonzáles Ávila

Book cover of Deaf Culture: Exploring Deaf Communities in the United States

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A contemporary and vibrant Deaf culture is found within Deaf communities, including Deaf Persons of Color and those who are DeafDisabled and DeafBlind. Taking a more people-centered view, the second edition of Deaf Culture: Exploring Deaf Communities in the United States critically examines how Deaf culture fits into education, psychology,…

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Donna Jo Napoli

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The authors explore the complexity of deaf identities, looking at race, sexual behavior/orientation, disability, and the range of different experiences deaf people have, from being born into a family that signs to not even learning about sign languages until they are (nearly) adults.

From Donna's list on deaf culture.