the deaf

noun

: deaf people : people who are not able to hear
She goes to a school for the deaf.

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Deploying drawings, diagrams, musical notation, text, wall painting, and video, Kim explores how sound, silence, and oral language are social-political currencies that place the deaf at a constant disadvantage, in areas ranging from motherhood to politics. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025 Service Dogs has placed canines with the disabled, the deaf and people who have experienced traumatic events. Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025 For a film that is about communication and the deaf community, Davis adapted the cinematic language of early silent film. Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025 Surely aided by postproduction tools, the sound of the crowd makes an impression in this scene, as a clamor rises from among the deaf students. Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the deaf

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