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You can be Mute without being Deaf, people that don't have the ability to or don't want to talk would be mute. "Deaf-Mute" (and that isn't a widely used description anymore) would refer to a person who was Deaf and did not speak.

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What is the difference between the D in Deaf and the d in deaf when using American Sign Language?

The D in Deaf refers to individuals who identify as culturally Deaf and may use American Sign Language (ASL) as their primary mode of communication. The lowercase d in deaf simply refers to individuals who have a hearing loss without necessarily identifying with Deaf culture or using sign language.


How communicate DEAF and DUMB persons?

First of all, please never say this term, "deaf and dumb". It is quite insulting, and considered today to be very inappropriate as well as incorrect. In eaarly times, deaf persons were thought to be dumb if they could not speak. Today, we realize that they are not dumb; they might be quite smart. The deaf often do not speak because they do not hear the sounds made by speaking. Having said that, the deaf communicate mostly in 2 ways; signed language (with the hands, gestures, and expressions), and by teletype (a machine similar to a keyboard here).


Finger spelling is used by the?

deaf community to spell out words using their fingers and hands. It is a manual form of communication that allows deaf individuals to convey words or names that may not have a sign in American Sign Language. Finger spelling is typically done letter by letter, using specific handshapes and movements for each letter of the alphabet.


What is the difference between writing the word deaf with a lowercase d or with an uppercase D?

Lowercase "d" in the word "deaf" represents people who cannot hear without assisted hearing devices or cochlear implants. However, uppercase "D" refers to the Deaf culture. So, you could say, "I'm deaf, but I'm not Deaf," which would mean that you can't hear, but you still associate mainly with the hearing population. You're audiologically deaf, but not culturally Deaf. This is mainly for people such as Late-Deafened Adults who grew up hearing and then lost their hearing as an adult. Many if not most choose to remain in the hearing culture.


Who created English sign language?

Records exist of Thomas Braidwood an Edinburgh teacher, who founded 'Braidwood's Academy for the Deaf and Dumb' in 1760 which is recognised as the first school for the deaf in Britain. However, there are record going back to early 1500 showing signs being invented to communicate

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