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Deaf Culture In the United States there are approximately 36 million individuals with who have hearing loss to some degree and of these, and an estimated 500,000 are culturally Deaf and part of the Deaf community (Fileccia, 2011). Deaf, with a capital D refer to individuals who consider themselves part of the Deaf community culturally, whereas deaf refers to a condition in which one lacks the ability to hear. Deaf culture is similar to any other culture in that it can be characterized by certain…