About 20 years ago, I was asked by my editors at The New York Times Magazine to write a piece about deaf culture. And I was rather taken aback. I had thought of deafness entirely as an illness.
Hace unos 20 años, los editores de la revista de The New York Times me pidieron escribir un artículo sobre la cultura de la sordera. Me sorprendió bastante. Yo pensaba que la sordera era una enfermedad.