“I had never thought about what it might mean to be deaf, to be deprived of language, or to have a remarkable language (and community and culture) of one’s own. Up to this point, I had mostly thought and written about the problems of individuals–here I was to encounter an entire community.” MeanProblemMightCultureIndividualLanguageCommunityWrittenEncountersRemarkableDeafDeprived Author:Oliver Sacks
“There is nothing wrong with meditating just to meditate, in the same way that you listen to music just for the music. If you go to concerts to "get culture" or to improve your mind, you will sit there as deaf as a doorpost.” IfsWayMindCultureConcertsDeafListening To MusicMeditating Author:Alan Watts
“I know a little bit about deaf culture because a friend of mine has been in the deaf culture for awhile. Over the course of 25 years, she and I have talked about many of the issues and concerns for deaf people and deaf culture.” PeopleKnowsYearsLittlesHas BeensCultureCoursesBitsIssuesMinesLittle BitConcernDeafDeafness Author:John Scalzi