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WHAT IS DEAFHOOD

Melvin "Mel" Patterson explains the meaning of Deafhood. Click for transcript.

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Working In Allyship with Deafhood (August)

August 20th. 9a to 4p CST with 1-hour lunch break

Online (Zoom)

Allies in Deafhood (Sept)

Sept 8, 2022 (Thursday). 5:30p - 8:30p CST

Online (Zoom)

Deafhood 101 (Sept)

Sept 10 to Sept 18, 2022. Saturdays & Sundays. 10a - 4p CST

Online (Zoom)

Dr. Paddy Ladd, author of Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood (2003), coined the word Deafhood to describe wholesome ways of being Deaf in spite of medicalized attitudes, discrimination, and oppression. He presented a framework to understand our past, work within the present and plan for the future which Deafhood Foundation works to further. To learn more about his work, please go to Dr. Paddy's Corner.