NDC uses "deaf" to include various hearing-impaired and deaf-blind individuals. Identity is fluid and can change over time and with setting. Some deaf people fully embrace deaf culture, others identify marginally
Usher syndrome is a rare genetic condition causing progressive vision and hearing loss. Three subtypes exist: Type I (most severe), Type II (moderate-severe), and Type III (progressive). Type I patients are born profoundly deaf and lose vision within first decade. Type II patients have normal vestibular function, Type III shows varying degrees of dysfunction
2022 romantic drama starring Haruna Kawaguchi and Ren Meguro. Story follows Tsumugi Aoba and Sou Sakura's eight-year relationship. Sou Sakura has early-onset bilateral sensorineural hearing loss
Maya Lopez (Echo) is a deaf indigenous superhero created by David Mack and Joe Quesada. She is the adopted daughter of supervillain Kingpin, who left a bloody handprint on her face. Lopez is half-Mexican-American and uses American Sign Language
CODA is a 2021 coming-of-age comedy-drama directed by Sian Heder. It's an English remake of 2014 French film La Famille Bélier. Stars Emilia Jones as Ruby Rossi, the only hearing member of a deaf family. Filmed in Gloucester, Massachusetts with deaf actors using American Sign Language