DEAFHOOD

How to overcome the practice of deafness and promote Culture and ASL. Parents are very important for us to focus on through various activities such as movement.

Some people want to remove the term of “Deaf” and replace it with a new word. I disagree. The term – Deaf – is an essential term to describe who we are.

Discussion about Deafness Paradigm and Deafhood Paradigm. We need to make many new ideas to help us understand ourselves better in various ways. I strongly encourage people to make new idea about Deafhood via paradigms and paradigm shifts.

In response of Kathryn’s question about opportunities in my previous vlog, Deafhood: AWAKENING!!!

Awakening is a new insight and understanding about your Deaf experience and identity based on past, present and future individually and collectively.

Ella Mae discussed about Deaf subalterns, Elities and Rebels. I find that very interesting and it gives us more opportunity to expand our own ideas about our existence and roles on earth. It is a VERY OPEN discussion for everyone.

The difference between Deafhood and deafness.

Respect all languages including ASL. People who belittle any language have no respect for people who create their own language. All languages have their own unique rules and grammars. No language is perfect