Just Deaf

What exactly do deaf people mean when they talk about 'deaf culture'?

More reading

Wikipedia: general information on deaf culture.

Scientific literature

Anja Hiddinga, Onno Crasborn (2011), Signed languages and globalization. In: Language in Society, 40, 483-505.
Elizabeth S. Mathews (2011), 'No sign language if you want to get him talking': Power, transgression/resistance and discourses of d/Deafness in the Republic of Ireland. In: Population, space and place, 17, 361-376

Anja Hiddinga (University of Amsterdam): deaf culture

How difficult is it for parents to get involved in the deaf community?

When do children get involved with the deaf community?

"It's really easy if everyone is deaf at a party, we can all just sign."

Can parents also become a part of the deaf community?

"We participate in activities with WeZoDo and the Zo Hoort Het foundation."

"It's amazing that we can be in two worlds, the deaf world and the hearing world."

Is deaf culture disappearing now that teaching methods are changing?

"For the youngest I have a baby monitor with a buzzer function and a light."

"I'd love to work for deaf people again."

"Deaf children live in two worlds, in a way."

"With all of that counseling we did miss insights into the whole world behind deafness and sign language."

"I wasn't much of a dancer, but we could sign together at the disco."

"The advantage of deafness is easy international communication, I want them to know that."

Is deaf culture an international phenomenon, or is there also a Dutch deaf culture?

"We used to play throughout the country with deaf sports."