CHAPTER 60:

"Is the Internet going to destroy Deaf culture?" 

Although there is a concern of the Internet destroying cultures, most of video clips (etc) that are available on the web are not captioned which sets Deaf culture even further. Just as the Internet has the potential to be disruptive to any culture the same applies to the Deaf culture. From the outside of deaf culture looking in many deaf people do not have the opportunity to use many features of the Internet like hearing people take advantage of. People tend to make misconceptions that deaf culture is extremely different and unprivileged, however those misconceptions do not exist to me. Every person deaf or hearing are their own individual, some may enjoy to use the internet and some may choose to stay away from the distractions. Granted there are some positive aspects of the  internet that people could potentially benefit from. Regardless of all positive or negative influences the Internet has on the Deaf culture it can not destroy the culture as a whole.