About Deafened People Page

Our Mission

Welcome to the premier resource for information on late-deafness and the lived experiences of the deafened community.

Would you like a book?

You’re obviously here because you are looking for information on deafened people or late-deafness.

A lot of books about deafness talk about Deaf Culture from the lifelong-inside, or the curious observer, an books about hearing loss often describe a hard-of-hearing
hearing lifestyle that does not quite hit the spot for deafened people.

Have a look at our book, Deafened People: Adjustment and Support, published in 2000 by the distinguished academic publishers, University of Toronto Press.

Our boundaries:

We are not here to give you advice on medical treatment for hearing loss. Our focus is on the social, psychological, and practical adjustments required when living as a deafened person in a hearing world. We provide resources for support and academic research.

We aim to fill the gap between clinical audiology and cultural Deaf studies by focusing on the specific transition period of losing one’s hearing later in life.

Attention Students:

SUGGESTED CITATION FORMAT Deafened People Page. (n.d.). About Deafened People Page. Retrieved from https://deafened.org/about-deafened-people-page/ ⚠ Note (important!!)

If you are citing this website for an academic paper, please ensure you cross-reference our information
with the University of Toronto Press publication for greater academic weight. Always check with your
instructor regarding the use of web resources in your bibliography.

SUGGESTED CITATION FORMAT

Our pages are accessible globally. Previously, we utilized AltaVista translation services for international reach. While automated translations have evolved, our core commitment to multilingual accessibility remains a priority for the deafened community worldwide.

LINKING

We encourage organizations, libraries, and academic institutions to link to our resources. We believe in open access to information regarding late-deafness and
adjustment support.

Please link directly to specific sub-pages where possible for user convenience.

Sponsorship & Independence

This page is an independent project. We do not accept corporate medical sponsorship to ensure our psychological and social research remains unbiased and focused solely on the user experience of deafened people.