"What do you call a deaf person who doesnt speak?"
Id say you would call a deaf person, deaf. A hearing person, hearing. In old days it is said that people would classify deaf people as "deaf-and-dumb". That statement is wrong and rude. Deaf people are not dumb just because they are unable to hear. It is estimated that profoundly deaf people, at most, have a 5 % chance of developing intelligible speech. Considering that deaf people cannot hear themselves talk, they have no way to control the pitch of their voices. A person who is deaf, is a normal person who cannot speak. Faces that are made at some deaf people who try to speak are rude and offensive and I believe that people need to become opened-minded to this growing population because its prevelence is forever growing. To speak or not to speak, this question is still up in the air. Does it really matter either way? A deaf person should have be able to make their decision on whether or not they want to or not. No judgement is needed.
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