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What’s with the capitalisation of deaf? I have quite severe (and increasing) hearing loss from contant ear infections and I keep being referred to as Deaf which I’d never come across before until v recently. How come I’m Deaf but my brother isn’t Blind?

Just like many deaf people have some hearing, many blind people have some vision.

I just mean that we don’t capitalise any other disability and I find it weird (and maybe a little patronising, idk) that I’m apparently Deaf but not, idk, Depressed.

Thanks for this clarification, that’s really interesting