r/AskDeaf

1k members
r/AskDeaf is a subreddit with 1k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses deaf community, deaf, sign language, communication, and asl.
A subreddit to ask a question about hearing impairedness/deafness. First person with "Deafdude" in their name totally gets mod, but your name must be older than 6/1/2013 to really fuck with my mind. /u/DeafDude awaits?! Well, that username isn't taken. But that doesn't count. Before the date, man.

Popular Themes in r/AskDeaf

#1
Advice Requests
: "Question about etiquette when I witnessed an awkward interaction between a deaf person and a hearing person"
36 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help us make radio journalism accessible for Deaf and hard of hearing people"
2 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "[Research Study] Deaf / Hard-of-Hearing Social VR Users – 1-hour Interview ($50)"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Hi folks, Tinnitus Relief Garden - new community!"
2 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "AITA for exposing my exs comments to his new fiancée about my deaf daughter?"
1 post
#6
Ideas
: "Thoughts on a potential ASL practice tool."
1 post
#7
News
: "Why are Cochlear Implants So Controversial in the Deaf Communities?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/AskDeaf

#1

Deaf Community

: "Lifelong cerebral palsy speech impact, Deaf Community exposure in college, learning, ASL and proper usage, and a couple questions"
71 posts
#2

Deaf

: "Why are Cochlear Implants So Controversial in the Deaf Communities?"
63 posts
#3

Sign Language

: "How do I describe Sign Language use in Canada?"
32 posts
#4

Communication

: "Communicating in the dark"
28 posts
#5

Asl

: "Asl in public"
26 posts
#6

Survey

: "Need Survey Participants"
24 posts
#7

Research

: "[Research Study] Deaf / Hard-of-Hearing Social VR Users – 1-hour Interview ($50)"
17 posts
#8

Community

: "ISO Resource advice for a small Deaf Community"
15 posts
#9

Technology

12 posts
#10

Question

: "Question about closed captioning"
11 posts

Member Growth in r/AskDeaf

Yearly
+322 members(41.7%)

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Last updated: July 31, 2026