Question

Which of the following is NOT true about the Deaf community?(1 point)
Responses

Most people in the Deaf community understand their deafness to be a disability and have the expectation that those outside of the community will understand it that way as well.
Most people in the Deaf community understand their deafness to be a disability and have the expectation that those outside of the community will understand it that way as well.

Before there was an accepted standard sign language, members of the Deaf community began to develop their own signs to communicate with one another.
Before there was an accepted standard sign language, members of the Deaf community began to develop their own signs to communicate with one another.

Many people in the Deaf community view deafness as a different way of experiencing the world, and not as a disability.
Many people in the Deaf community view deafness as a different way of experiencing the world, and not as a disability.

Though members of the Deaf community participate in the hearing culture with the aid of interpreters or even implants that improve hearing, the idea of Deaf culture also involves a separate space for Deaf people to pass on their traditions as distinct from the larger culture.

Answer 1

"Most people in the Deaf community understand their deafness to be a disability…" — this is NOT true. Many Deaf people view deafness as a cultural/linguistic identity rather than primarily as a disability.