Should the Deaf Be Considered an Ethnic Group?

[Francis Hult]

BU Today

 

Should the Deaf Be Considered an Ethnic Group?

 

Deaf Americans who sign share much more than a language; they comprise a common culture with its own ancestry, art, and humor. A recent book titled The People of the Eye, coauthored by Richard C. Pillard, a School of Medicine professor of psychiatry, goes further, offering a compelling argument that the deaf should be recognized as a distinct ethnic group. 

 

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http://www.bu.edu/today/node/12696

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