The correct response is: when referring to deafness as a physical condition.
In this context, "deaf" is used in a more clinical or descriptive sense rather than highlighting cultural identity, which would typically use the uppercase "Deaf."
When do we refrain from capitalizing the "d" at the beginning of "deaf"?
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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
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