“There are different levels of deafness: m-i-l-d, m-o-d-e-r-a-t-e, s-e-v-e-r-e, and p-r-o-f-o-u-n-d.” He shakes out his hand a little bit after all that fingerspelling. I smile. “It’s your choice. People think different things. Some prefer capital D, Deaf,” he signs, demonstrating by holding up an index finger and bringing the other hand to it in the same shape as the uppercase letter. “Or just deaf, or hard of hearing.” He shrugs. “But whatever way, all deaf, all belong.”
