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Descriptor English: Deaf Culture
Descriptor Spanish: Cultura Sorda
Descriptor cultura sorda
Entry term(s) comunidad Sorda
comunidad sorda
cultura Sorda
Scope note: Conjunto de redes y conexiones profundas dentro de la comunidad sorda. Valoración del lenguaje de signos de la región y apoyo del uso del lenguaje de signos en entornos educativos, apoyo de programas bilingües de lenguaje de signos/inglés y uso de la tecnología para superar las barreras de la comunicación tradicional. (Traducción libre del original: https://nationaldeafcenter.org/resource-items/deaf-community-introduction/).
Descriptor Portuguese: Cultura Surda
Descriptor French: Culture sourde
Entry term(s): Communities, Deaf
Community, Deaf
Culture, Deaf
Cultures, Deaf
Deaf Communities
Deaf Community
Deaf Cultures
Tree number(s): I01.076.201.450.350.250
I01.880.853.100.450.250
SP3.311.900.898.314.532
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000096282
Scope note: Networking and deep connections within the Deaf community. Valuing the sign language of the region and supporting sign language use in educational settings, support of bilingual ASL/English programs, and use of technology to overcome traditional communication barriers. (https://nationaldeafcenter.org/resource-items/deaf-community-introduction/)
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Deafness (2023)
Public MeSH Note: 2024
History Note: 2024
DeCS ID: 60712
Unique ID: D000096282
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Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/06/14
Deaf Culture - Preferred
Concept UI M000761893
Scope note Networking and deep connections within the Deaf community. Valuing the sign language of the region and supporting sign language use in educational settings, support of bilingual ASL/English programs, and use of technology to overcome traditional communication barriers. (https://nationaldeafcenter.org/resource-items/deaf-community-introduction/)
Preferred term Deaf Culture
Entry term(s) Culture, Deaf
Cultures, Deaf
Deaf Cultures
Deaf Community - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000761894
Preferred term Deaf Community
Entry term(s) Communities, Deaf
Community, Deaf
Deaf Communities



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