You may not know but there are two different types of hearing impaired people- people who are Big D and people who are small d.
Big D people define themselves by their deafness. They may have deaf parents, or have been born deaf, and they feel they are part of the deaf society. Big D people usually communicate predominantly in BSL.
Small D deaf people do not define themselves by their deafness. They may have developed hearing issues later in life, or may live mainly with people who do not sign.
There is some debate about where you can start calling yourself big D or small d, for example some people believe only people with deaf parents can truly be big D deaf, whereas some believe so long as you embrace deaf culture you are big D deaf.
Big D people define themselves by their deafness. They may have deaf parents, or have been born deaf, and they feel they are part of the deaf society. Big D people usually communicate predominantly in BSL.
Small D deaf people do not define themselves by their deafness. They may have developed hearing issues later in life, or may live mainly with people who do not sign.
There is some debate about where you can start calling yourself big D or small d, for example some people believe only people with deaf parents can truly be big D deaf, whereas some believe so long as you embrace deaf culture you are big D deaf.
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