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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

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

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

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

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

When do children get involved with the deaf community?

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

Can parents also become a part of the deaf community?

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

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

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

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

Is deaf culture disappearing now that teaching methods are changing?

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

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

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