Columbia University Health Services

Deaf Culture  

Being Deaf consists of a great deal more than an inability to hear. Deaf people have not only a common language in American Sign Language, but shared values, behaviors, and art that encompass a unique Deaf community and culture. The close-knit Deaf community has become more visible in recent years, most notably during a 1988 student protests at Galludet University, a school with a mostly deaf and Hard-of-Hearing student population. Student activists from the group Deaf President Now successfully lobbied the University to select its first Deaf president.  

Go Ask Alice! is the health question and answer Internet service produced by the Alice! Health Promotion Program. If it's on your mind, it's probably on Go Ask Alice!

The Office of Disability Services (ODS) facilitates equal access for students with disabilities by coordinating accommodations and support services, thereby cultivating a campus culture that is sensitive and responsive to the needs of students. For more information to go the Office of Disability Services.