why deafness is not a disability
Let's put it this way: Being Deaf isn't about having a disability. It is about navigating through life with your eyes and hands.. Or how about this: Deafness doesn't have to be a disability. The knowledge, habits, and approaches to life used by members of the culturally Deaf community allow a person to live without needing to hear. Thus the ability or lack of ability to hear can be made to not matter..