The misconception that deaf people are ignorant is often due to a lack of accessibility to culture and information.
There are different levels of hearing, and different levels of language knowledge, the use of a sign language and/or hearing aids being only two of the many variables at play. This makes it challenging to provide equal communication environments: not all deaf people use sign language, so an interpreter isn’t always enough; neither is written language, which isn’t always accessible.
It gets even more complicated when it comes to second language learning.
We will explore strategies for making content accessible to deaf people. We will also discuss kind and respectful words to talk about deafness.