Question

When do we refrain from capitalizing the "d" at the beginning of "deaf"?(1 point)Responseswhen describing the deaf communitywhen describing the deaf communitywhen referring to deafness as a physical conditionwhen referring to deafness as a physical conditionwhen talking about a singular deaf person, rather than a group of people who all experience deafnesswhen talking about a singular deaf person, rather than a group of people who all experience deafnesswhen 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

We refrain from capitalizing the "d" at the beginning of "deaf" when referring to deafness as a physical condition. The capitalization of "Deaf" typically refers to individuals who identify culturally as part of the Deaf community, while "deaf" is used more generally to describe the condition of hearing loss.