Deaf Culture and Community

My daughter asked me a great question: why do deaf people who can speak need to learn sign language? Here’s my response in the video. Now although it may take a little time to learn sign language, like it does for learning any new language, it’s still much easier for a deaf person to learn sign language. It feels effortless in that it conserves energy. Whereas speaking for a deaf person uses a lot of energy. So much effort goes into it to be able to articulate the words & sounds. Why? Because we

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