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Deafness has
varying definitions in
cultural and
medical contexts. In
medical contexts, the
meaning of
deafness is
hearing loss that
precludes a person...
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Deaf-mute is a term
which was used
historically to
identify a
person who was
either deaf and used sign
language or both
deaf and
could not speak. The term...
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horizons and gain opportunities, the
Helen Keller National Center for
Deaf-Blind
Youths and
Adults (also
called the
Helen Keller National Center or...
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Deaf culture is the set of
social beliefs, behaviors, art,
literary traditions, history, values, and
shared institutions of
communities that are influenced...
- The
Filipino Sign
Language (FSL) is the
official language of
education for
deaf Filipinos,
which number around 121,000 as of 2000[update]. The
first incidence...
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addition to
nominations for a
BAFTA Award, and four
Primetime Emmy Awards.
Deaf since she was 18
months old,
Matlin made her
acting debut playing Sarah Norman...
- "hearing impaired", "
deaf-mute", or "
deaf and dumb" to
describe deaf and hard of
hearing people is
discouraged by many in the
deaf community as well as...
- The
Deaf Club was a
notable music venue located on
Valencia Street in San
Francisco which remained open for an 18-month period. Its main
attraction was...
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Deaf Hill is a
village in
County Durham, England. It is
situated a
short distance to the east of
Trimdon Colliery. The
origin of the name is not known...
- Tone deaf, Tone
Deaf, or Tone-
Deaf may also
refer to: "Tone
Deaf", a song by
Eminem on the
album Music to Be
Murdered By Tone-
Deaf, a 2019
American comedy...