The concept of Deaf Culture was first introduced in 1965 in the Dictionary of American Sign Language by William Stokoe, Carl Croneberg, and Dorothy Casterline. Before this time deaf people were looked at by medical and educational professionals only in terms of their deafness or hearing loss, not in terms of having their own culture.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Deaf Culture's Origins
The concept of Deaf Culture was first introduced in 1965 in the Dictionary of American Sign Language by William Stokoe, Carl Croneberg, and Dorothy Casterline. Before this time deaf people were looked at by medical and educational professionals only in terms of their deafness or hearing loss, not in terms of having their own culture.
