Category: Deaf

The Barrier Between the Deaf Community and the Hearing Community When the concept of being deaf is brought into the light, many people turn their heads at the situation. Hearing loss has affected about 48 million people in the United States. Hearing loss can occur at birth or can develop later in life. Some congenital…

Selecting for Deafness as a Moral Harm: An Objection In Genetic Dilemmas, Dena Davis posits that every child has a right to an open future. If a parent makes a choice that imposes on that right, they are violating the future autonomy of their child. Davis uses this argument to oppose using reproductive technology to…

One Mans Debility is Another Mans Identity: Discussing CRISPR Editing on Hereditary Deafness The concept of editing and modifying genes has always been a subject of trepidation and consternation. Genes are organized units of heredity, sequenced within DNA, that converge to yield the vast variety of traits and characteristics that make you, you; the pigments…