Question

When do we refrain from capitalizing the "d" at the beginning of "deaf"?

(1 point)
Responses

when describing the deaf community

when describing the deaf community

when referring to deafness as a physical condition

when referring to deafness as a physical condition

when talking about a singular deaf person, rather than a group of people who all experience deafness

when talking about a singular deaf person, rather than a group of people who all experience deafness

when referring to the American deaf community, who prefer to use the lowercase version of the word rather than emphasizing it with a capital "D," because they are proud of their deafness and don't see it as something that needs to be overly emphasized or called out with a capital letter

Answer 1

When referring to deafness as a physical/audiological condition (a descriptive, medical sense), not when referring to the cultural/linguistic community (Deaf).