Interesting topic!
Off the top of my head:
There is still the idea that speech = intelligence, so for those of us who choose not to speak, we are seen as inferior, even subhuman by some.
We can't: read, drive, write, laugh (my mother's first protest when she found out I was deaf - "But she laughs!")...
we can't enjoy the same richness of life because we can't hear music, appreciate movies/shows, etc.
People think they have to talk louder.
Hope these help!
OOO... I bet you would get bonus points if you use this: D-PAN: Deaf Performing Artists Network - Waiting on the World - Video This is a video of "Waiting On The World To Change" by the D-PAN (a Deaf performing artists group)
