Identity
Deaf identity is widely diverse and the aim of the Deaf Power is to unite everyone.
The aim of this page is to collect and explore identifiers that is not used in a negative way (e.g. deaf and mute, or deaf and dumb), for the time being it'll be English focused.
This page is user-generated, if you don’t identify with any of the existing entries, you can add your own identity to help inform others how you identify yourself as being part of the Deaf community.
- Deaf
- deaf
- Hard of hearing
- DeafBlind
- DeafDisabled
- Children of Deaf Adults
- Parent of Deaf Children
- Hearing partner
- Family
- Friend
- Student of Sign Language
- Interpreter
- Deaf-Curious
- Heavy Deaf
- Light Deaf
- Half Deaf
- Partially Deaf
- Implanted
- Oral
- Colleague
- Academic
- Researcher
- Linguist
- Advocate
- Teacher
- Former partner
- Late Deafened Adult
- Ally
- Deaf-Queer
- Ex-mainstream
- Sumain
Don’t see yourself up there? The wall grows with the community.