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When family sees your disability identity as a problem to solve

I am deaf and I love ASL culture, but my hearing family wants me to get a cochlear implant and they say I am being stubborn about something that could help me succeed.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Those closest to you cannot distinguish between removing barriers and erasing fundamental aspects of who you are.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Intersectionality in practice?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.