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Paul [167]
2 years ago
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Deaf-mute"" an acceptable term? why/why not"" what about ""hearing-impaired""? what terms are acceptable?

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serious [3.7K]2 years ago
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Deaf-Mute – Another offensive term from the 18th-19th century, “mute” also means silent and without voice.

The current terminology used in today's deaf community is deaf and hard of hearing. In 1991, the World Federation of the Deaf voted to use the official language for deaf and hard of hearing. The National Association of the Deaf endorses these terms and they are used by most organizations dealing with the Deaf community.

Long used to refer to people with disabilities in addition to deafness, but is now used to refer to people with intellectual disability, deafblindness, deafblindness, deafness due to CP, etc. preferred term. : the official language of the deaf community

Learn more about Deaf-Mute here: brainly.com/question/5568820

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