Do Deaf People Have A Disability? By Harlan Lane

After reading the article “Do Deaf People Have a Disability?” by Harlan Lane with my peers very throughly and understanding the concept of the article I have educated myself even more since I read this article. Before I even took sign language I didn’t even think about the deaf community, much less if they were being oppressed or not. I never thought that they were oppressed for being Deaf something which isn’t wrong, just like your race (racism) and your gender (sexism). I believe that the word disability is socially constructed, and that we should stop using it. Before I read this article I didn’t even know about the word audism. To be fair I was very ignorant on this subject I didn’t know much about it and so are a lot of people. Some hearing people are so ignorant that they really believe that they are so much smarter and know what is better for a Deaf person more than the Deaf person themselves. Hearing people think they are allowed to judge and tell deaf people what they can do and what they cannot do, its ridiculous, if you can’t even bother to educate yourself on the subject don’t try to tell other people how they should live their lives. So do Deaf people have a disability? Or is it just a way to categorize them? What does the word “disability” mean to you? When you …show more content…
I now know that the word has an actual meaning and that people partake in this action, and discriminate others for not being able to hear, and not giving them a current job, or not letting them communicate in their own language (sign language). I also learned that the word disability, is socially constructed by the society and that it isn’t real! We should learn to not be prejudice and just accept people for who they are and not give labels, because it does affect the way people view themselves as a