For the Deaf community, networking and communication is extremely important for their culture and the individuals within the community. An article titled “Deaf Culture & Community”, written by Dr. Beth Sonnenstrahl Benedict of Gallaudet University, explains exactly why networking is so essential to Deaf culture. Dr. Benedict explains how in most cultures children are born within their cultural group and are able to gain direct access to their cultural norms, values, and traditions from their families. However, most deaf children are born into hearing families, and they cannot gain knowledge about Deaf culture from their family. Because of this unique obstacle, Deaf children must gain cultural knowledge and access to the Deaf community through
