Guardian's special "deaf power" feature

A new mood is taking hold of Britain's deaf people. This growing confidence is summed up by deaf comedian John Smith, who bounds across the stage in a superhero's cape and shouts, "Deaf power!" 
More than 8 million Britons have impaired hearing, ranging from the 6 million older people who are mildly or moderately deaf, to the 700,000 whose deafness is more profound. In a special deaf issue, the Guardian's Life and style supplement, explores how it feels to be part of deaf culture today. See http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/deaf for the complete feature
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