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When can the child be considered part of that culture though? They may be deaf, but when do they become capital-D Deaf as defined in the article? Is it while in
by throwawayk7h 2y ago
When can the child be considered part of that culture though? They may be deaf, but when do they become capital-D Deaf as defined in the article? Is it while in the womb, when they're born, when they gain the capacity for signing and potentially speech, or when they are first introduced to members of the Deaf community?
I don't see the problematic aspect of "curing" the child's deafness before they become a member of the Deaf community. It's not removing someone from the Deaf community. Deontologically, it ought to be fine, surely? (I'm looking at this deontologically, because from a utilitarian perspective, we should be asking what is the correct percentage of otherwise non-deaf children we should surgically make Deaf.)