<P> The Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf is a nonprofit established in 1977 to, "establish and maintain a society of Deaf LGBT to encourage and promote the educational, economical, and social welfare; to foster fellowship; to defend our rights; and advance our interests as Deaf LGBT citizens concerning social justice; to build up an organization in which all worthy members may participate in the discussion of practical problems and solutions related to their social welfare . RAD has over twenty chapters in the United States and Canada ." There is also the American deaf resource center Deaf Queer Resource Center (DQRC), the Hong Kong Bauhinias Deaf Club, and the Greenbow LGBT Society of Ireland . </P> <P> There are deaf churches (where sign language is the main language), deaf synagogues, deaf Jewish community centers, and the Hebrew Seminary of the Deaf in Illinois . In 2011 the Conservative Movement unanimously passed the rabbinic responsa, "The Status of the Heresh (one who is deaf) and of Sign Language," by the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS). This responsa declared that, among other things, "The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards rules that the deaf who communicate via sign language and do not speak are no longer to be considered mentally incapacitated . Jews who are deaf are responsible for observing mitzvot . Our communities, synagogues, schools, and camps must strive to be welcoming and accessible, and inclusive . Sign language may be used in matters of personal status and may be used in rituals . A deaf person called to the Torah who does not speak may recite the berakhot via sign language . A deaf person may serve as a shaliah tzibbur in sign language in a minyan whose medium of communication is sign language ." </P> <P> There are 15 chapters of Deaf Women United throughout the United States; its mission is, "to promote the lives of Deaf women through empowerment, enrichment, and networking ." There is also Pink Wings of Hope, an American breast cancer support group for deaf and hard - of - hearing women . </P> <P> Deaf people at the library have the same needs as other library patrons but often have more difficulty accessing materials and services . Over the last few decades, libraries in the United States have begun to implement services and collections for Deaf patrons and are working harder every year to make more of their collections, services, their communities, and even the world more accessible . </P>

Which of the following markers of adulthood is more similar to the beliefs of a collective culture