(Laughter) And as I plunged deeper and deeper into the Deaf world, I became convinced that Deafness was a culture and that the people in the Deaf world who said, "We don't lack hearing; we have membership in a culture," were saying something that was viable.
(Risos) E ao mergulhar fundo nesse mundo, me convenci que a surdez era uma cultura e que as pessoas do mundo  com surdez que diziam, "Não nos falta audição,  somos membros de uma cultura", estavam dizendo algo viável.