The BBC podcast The Why Factor recently aired an episode called “Sign Language” that explains the divide in the deaf community on the significance of sign language and how deafness is perceived.
According to the BBC, some members of the deaf community believe learning sign language is part of a “cultural legacy” that celebrates their status, while others believe it is more important to utilize hearing aids to learn verbal language as a way of integrating with the hearing world.
To download the episode in its entirety, please visit the BBC’s website here.
Source: BBC
'BBC' Airs 'The Why Factor' Podcast Discussing the Significance of Sign Language in Deaf Community
This is a conversation about the Deaf community and the significance of learning sign language…. in a fully audio format, thus completely inaccessible to the Deaf community themselves. Are there legitimate Deaf opinions being expressed?