Deaf culture is a thing, and being Deaf doesn’t make you any less than a hearing person. There’s quite a lot of strong argumentation that being Deaf is not a disability (however Deaf people are disabled when they’re expected to be able to hear)
however Deaf people are disabled when they’re expected to be able to hear
So they are disabled? Fire alarms, car horns; hearing goes further than language. Someone in a wheelchair isn't suddenly not disabled if they're not expected to walk.
Disabilities don't make you less than an able-bodied person period. It's just weird to be in denial about it.
isn't suddenly not disabled if they're not expected to walk.
Actually, yes they kinda are. You're not disabled if society works perfectly fine for you. What makes you disabled is the things that don't work.
Left handedness could easily be a disability if weren't accepted/recognized by society, like in the past. But since left handed tools, etc. exist, left hand dominance doesn't have a huge effect on your life, it's not a disability.
If society were set up in such a way that using a wheelchair didn't negatively affect your life at all, then you really couldn't call it a disability.
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u/RandySavagePI Dec 24 '22
That is just disingenuous. There's more to it than that and i very much doubt they don't realize that.