Recently I read a blog where two people argued whether deaf culture really existed. One person made the statement that the deaf don’t have their own form of art. The other person listed off some deaf artists and mentioned deaf view/image art called De‘VIA, which can be found at Deaf Art.
I’ve been looking at this [...]
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So today I’m reading my book called Great Deaf Americans and once again I’m inspired by what so many were able to achieve. Their intelligence, creativity, bravery, and diligence were awesome. It’s so hard to pick just one person to highlight each week.
One point that struck me while reading other deaf blogs this past [...]
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Today’s post is about deaf art and audism. The picture above, painted by Susan Dupor, is titled “Family Dog”. The girl on the ground represents how she feels like the family dog when her family fails to consider her communication needs. I love the way her face looks so dog like. A large social gathering [...]
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