Is deafness a Dissability?

After hearing Donlick’s definition on language in the essay he wrote called “Deafness as Culture”, I do believe that this issue inadvertently makes us think about what we might also consider makes a language a language. Also how these different things affect our believe on what should be integrated into someone’s identity. First of all, I do not view deafness as a disability because often times with deafness and maybe other senses like blindness, other senses are heightened. Like for example, taste, hearing, or touch might be increased to the point where people with all natural senses wouldn’t be able to pick up. (Simply because they have not taken the time to more finely tune their senses).
I think that being deaf has a huge role on your identity. The only way I can relate is because of something I have. I have had a scar by my eye sense I was a kid. I was once given the chance to have this scar removed through a surgery. I declined simply because this was a feature that made me, me. I didn’t want to get rid of it because I would not feel the same without it. To this day I do not view it as a disability. I view it as a part of who I am. As though if I was created this way. It would be interesting to interview a deaf person or a blind person to find out whether or not if they could have their senses restored they would want them or not.