Deaf Community
Essays

For many people, being deaf or hard of hearing is a foreign concept. But for many others, being deaf means being a part of a close-knit community with a lifestyle, culture, and language all its own.

This study examines the need for captioning of information and communication in schools and universities and notes the failure of this provision in the United States which has resulted in a filing of a lawsuit by the National Association of the Death. It is noted that in a democracy failure to make provision for enhancing communication by and for those who are deaf in the educational system is inexcusable.

Deaf CommunityIn many countries, deaf children are not given the opportunity to attend mainstream schools, and instead are segregated into special schools for the deaf. This can lead to a feeling of isolation and…