Originally Posted by
RI_Swamp_Yankee
They are intelligent and erudite, and in one case an immensely gifted artist, but their writing is poor and difficult to understand by hearing-standard English speakers.
I know what you are saying, just be aware that it is a sensitive subject. Many are like that, but not all. I live in the 'deaf culture', and am fluent in ASL, ESL, and SEE, and you cannot tell that I am deaf by listening to me. There are quite a few of us, but we blend in and keep to ourselves.