Yeah there was actually a school for the blind in one of my old towns near my home. I know deaf is not synonymous with blind but it was very interesting how many blind people were crossing streets and standing in line at stores. They were frequently in large groups too. I can imagine how a subculture can grow up in a group with a disability, especially when it affects the size of a person's available pool of social interactions. If 80% of humans around you act awkwardly and avoid contact with you, but you have easy and painless communication with others who can relate to you, of course there would be some differences there.
I don't (necessarily) see that as a victim culture thing although it might lend itself to that. People are either empowered and demonstrate a triumphant spirit, or they're stuck in a victimhood mentality and hold themselves back.
Yeah there was actually a school for the blind in one of my old towns near my home. I know deaf is not synonymous with blind but it was very interesting how many blind people were crossing streets and standing in line at stores. They were frequently in large groups too. I can imagine how a subculture can grow up in a group with a disability, especially when it affects the size of a person's available pool of social interactions. If 80% of humans around you act awkwardly and avoid contact with you, but you have easy and painless communication with others who can relate to you, of course there would be some differences there.
I don't (necessarily) see that as a victim culture thing although it might lend itself to that. People are either empowered and demonstrate a triumphant spirit, or they're stuck in a victimhood mentality and hold themselves back.