Deafhood is a term coined by Dr. Paddy Ladd in his book "Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood". This term conveys an affirmation and positive acceptance of being deaf. It contrasts to deafness, which regards deaf people in terms of hearing loss - an undesirable medical condition. Deaf persons have been treated as human beings minus hearing and trained by the surrounding dominant culture to regard themselves that way, which includes various associated notions around the inability to… (More on Deafhood)