The From Deaf Shame to Deaf Same art exhibit features a series of dioramas, photographs and written descriptions. They illustrate feelings ranging from isolation and humiliation to acceptance and belonging within the Deaf community.
A new art exhibit at the George Bothwell Library is hoping to examine and remove the feeling of shame associated with people who are deaf and hard of hearing.
For decades, academics around the world have argued over how best to support children diagnosed with hearing loss. Some criticize what they call a binary way of thinking that favours medical interventions over sign language. They say that can lead deaf and hard of hearing kids to struggle to develop socially, delay them in school and cause them to feel isolated.