Deaf-mute

id: deaf-mute-183-13337199
title: Deaf-mute
text: Deaf-mute is a term which was used historically to identify a person who was either deaf and used sign language or both deaf and could not speak. The term continues to be used to refer to deaf people who cannot speak an oral language or have some degree of speaking ability, but choose not to speak because of the negative or unwanted attention atypical voices sometimes attract. Such people communicate using sign language. Some consider it to be a derogatory term if used outside its historical con
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category slug: encyclopedia
description: Person who is both unable to hear and speak
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaf-mute
date created: 2003-08-25T01:30:21Z
date modified: 2024-09-06T22:04:49Z
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