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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 culture is the set of
social beliefs, behaviors, art,
literary traditions, history, values, and
shared institutions of
communities that are influenced...
- "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...
- its
horizons and gain opportunities, the
Helen Keller National Center for
Deaf-Blind
Youths and
Adults (also
called the
Helen Keller National Center or...
- have a
tendency to
congenital deafness. Some
known chemicals and
elements can also
affect deafness in animals.
Deafness can
occur in
almost any breed...
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Songs for the
Deaf is the
third studio album by the
American rock band
Queens of the
Stone Age,
released on
August 27, 2002, by
Interscope Records. It...
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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...
- Washington, D.C., for the
education of the
deaf and hard of hearing. It was
founded in 1864 as a
grammar school for both
deaf and
blind children. It was the first...
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Matlin (born
August 24, 1965) is an
American actress, activist, and author.
Deaf since she was 18
months old,
Matlin is
known for her
portrayals of disabled...
- it
difficult to
educate deaf or hard of
hearing (DHH)
people in
India for generations.
There is a
history of
educating the
deaf in India, however, there...
