Do Deaf people understand the concept of sound?

Yes, we do. Even if we're stone Deaf (most of us are not, but more on that later), we still understand that there is such a thing as sound. Why? read more

Yes. Some people who are deaf were not born deaf. A large percentage of deaf people acquired deafness during their lifetime. As such, those who could previously hear clearly do understand the concept. read more

Likewise, asking deaf people to imagine what hearing sound is like is really hard if they don't know what it's like to hear. I don't know what it's like to fully utilize my hearing and not rely on lip-reading, but I would imagine that it is effortless, like floating in the clouds and understand what is being said - in commercials, on phones, at concerts and bars. read more

This is what we've had to fight against for thousands of years. I wish with all my heart that hearing people would understand that being Deaf is not a death sentence. The main thrust of Dr. Bahan's article in Open Your Eyes is that Deaf people indeed experience sound. read more

Most Deaf people (of any hearing level) do hear some sounds, if they are close enough and loud enough. Also, we learn about sounds from books, television, movies, and from other people (i.e., think of typical pre-school/kindergarten classes where they talk about cows that go moo, dogs that bark, sheep baa-ing, and so on). read more