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ridicuLIST: Deaf People Can’t Dance
Posted by: Staff Writer on Feb. 12, 2014 | Comments
When Oscar winning Deaf actress, Marlee Matlin, was a contestant on season six of Dancing with the Stars, she impressed us all with her fluid waltz and mambo moves. After that season, the misconception of Deaf people being unable to dance was spun around and thrown out the door by her partner Fabian. She proved to the world, that one doesn’t need to hear to bust out a move on the dance floor.
Read MoreridicuLIST: All Deaf People Know Sign Language
Posted by: Staff Writer on Jan. 8, 2014 | Comments
All black people listen to rap. All Americans speak English. All Swedish people eat Swedish fish. All Asians excel in math. Every culture is plagued by stereotypes, and Deaf Culture is no exception. “All Deaf people know sign language” is one of them.
Read MoreridicuLIST: Deaf People Can't Have Children
Posted by: Staff Writer on Dec. 11, 2013 | Comments
It just takes a sperm and an egg to make a kid, right? Basic biology. Yet some people have actually believed the myth that deaf people can’t have kids. What the heck? There’s several angles to this myth.
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