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Głusi jako społeczność posiadająca własną tożsamość kulturową: przegląd literatury
Deaf People as a Community with their Own Cultural Identity: a Literature Review

Author(s): Martyna Bączyk
Subject(s): Inclusive Education / Inclusion
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: deafhood; Deaf culture; hearing impairment; Deaf culture in Germany; Deaf culture in Poland

Summary/Abstract: The Deaf Community is a distinct and unique linguistic minority. The article describes this group as collectivist and with its own cultural identity, based on Polish and international literature. Indicating the characteristics of this group and its members, the text shows how it works in Poland and Germany. It points to the many interesting initiatives and associations run by members of the Deaf Community.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 75
  • Page Range: 165-176
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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