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Erosion and Loss of Language Imposing oralism and suppressing sign language threaten the very existence of deaf culture: Decline in sign language use among younger generations Loss of storytelling, humor, and cultural practices rooted in sign language Diminished community

ecognition of disability as a dimension of divine grace rather than deficiency. An ethic of hospitality that actively welcomes and values difference. Critical Reflections on Hauerwas’s Theology of Disabili