ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the linguistic hegemony surrounding d/Deaf culture in the Philippines and attempts to explain the postcolonial situation through a historical account. This chapter analyses the linguistic politics and physical practices of d/Deaf ethnicity during the colonial period to understand the uniqueness of Deaf identity formation in the Philippines. It also shows how the changing relationship between state educational efforts and language ideology affected the image of the Deaf in the context of American welfare policies and Philippine nation-state formation.
