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Are all deaf people considered mute?

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In honesty, it may seem so that all deaf are mute, because the way a child learns to speak, is through what they hear. And if they can't hear, they wouldn't know how to speak and be mute by that definition. But they have the ability to speak through therapy and training. That is true for every deaf person. read more

The simple answer is no. Deaf people are not and should not be considered or called mute. This is an inappropriate stereotype. The word mute refers to the inability or unwillingness to speak. Deafness has nothing to do with the physical mechanisms involved in speech. read more

Deaf-mute people in history. The Ottoman Sultans used people referred to as "congenital deaf-mutes" (called in Turkish dilsiz or bizeban, i.e. "mute" or "without tongue") in their own personal service from the 15th century to the end of the Ottoman Empire. read more

Same thing goes to the term "mute", today many people look at this word meaning cannot talk, which leads into other mean deaf and dumb. Well, forget old English words!! Same thing goes with capital letter "D" Deaf term, it is a non-medical term which evolved into its own culture & community and its own sign language. read more

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