deaf person
C16526
concept
A deaf person is an individual who has partial or complete hearing loss that significantly affects their ability to perceive sound, often leading them to use alternative communication methods such as sign language, lip reading, or written language.
Observed surface forms (5)
- deaf character ×4
- deaf actor ×1
- deaf rights advocate ×1
- deaf sports leader ×1
- deaf studies scholar ×1
Instances (16)
- T. Alan Hurwitz
- Marlee Matlin
- Troy Kotsur
- Daniel Durant
- Keivonn Montreal Woodard via concept surface "deaf actor"
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Chieko Wataya in Babel
via concept surface "deaf character"
surface form: Chieko Wataya
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Sarah Norman in Children of a Lesser God
via concept surface "deaf character"
surface form: Sarah Norman
- Carol Padden via concept surface "deaf studies scholar"
- Sophia Fowler Gallaudet via concept surface "deaf rights advocate"
- Eugène Rubens-Alcais via concept surface "deaf sports leader"
- Tyrone Giordano
- Lauren Ridloff
- CJ Jones
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deaf character Dave Lyons
via concept surface "deaf character"
surface form: Dave Lyons
- Mabel Hubbard Bell
- Sarah Norman via concept surface "deaf character"