Am re-posting an interview with Paddy Ladd, author of "Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood" that was taken in Fall of 2007. The interview is broken in five parts. This is first part.
It appears that there are some rumors going on that Paddy never knew about the Deafhood movement in America. It is completely false and this interview will definitely clear up the misunderstanding. In fact, Paddy is thrilled that we picked it up and that we are in process of re-discovering our souls!
Just fur laughed
81PEM 7 months ago
See how Paddy points out that he supports society's advances (new developments and ideas)but pleads that society respect the traditions of the Deaf community as he would not be where he is now if not for the gifts he received from them. He mentions diversity within the Deaf community as appreciated and that they all came together to work towards a common cause.
aslnikki 1 year ago