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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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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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Deaf cinema is a
movement that
includes all
works produced and
directed by
deaf people or
members of the
deaf community and is led by
deaf actors. All...
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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 peddlers are
Deaf people who sell to the
wider public manual alphabet cards, keychains, nail clippers,
pencils and pens,
national flags, or receipts...
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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...
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integration of
deaf people within a
predominantly hearing civilization. Thus, state-sponsored organizations, such as All-Russian
Society of the
Deaf, fostered...
- 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...
