Public Reason: Vol. 9, No. 1-2, 2017
Deafness as Disability: Countering Aspects of the Medical View
Boaz Ahad Ha’am

This article argues that deafness as disability from a medical view does not rest on the scientific aspect of medicine. Rather there are ideological biases and prejudices that are masked under the medical view of deafness as disability. The article reveals these and counters them. 

Key words: Deafness, disability, political philosophy, Audism, Ableism, deaf studies. 

Citation

Ha’am, Boaz Ahad. 2017. Deafness as Disability: Countering Aspects of the Medical View. Public Reason 9 (1-2): 79-98.