Joseph Grigely - Deaf Child Signs

Signed and numbered edition of 30 (+10 a.p)

*… since 1999, I have been saving, when I can find and record them, images of street signs indicating that a deaf person lives in the vicinity.
Sometimes they say ‘Deaf Person’, but usually they say ‘Deaf Child Area’ — a cautionary warning that the child on the verge or in the street might not hear your vehicle when you are driving by.
The signs are present in all kinds of places: in the city, in quiet suburbs, along country lanes, and even on the dirt roads of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
What I like about the signs is how they make deafness both visible and present, in a practical and meaningful way.
A ‘deaf person’ sign on the street where you live is an affirmation that deafness is real, and so are you…  (J.G.)