Personally, I've come to a conclusion that the 'Deaf Space' principles would benefit everyone all over the world, not just deaf people, because humans are naturally collective and tactile," says Ryan Commerson, a graduate student at Gallaudet University who enrolled in a course on 'Deaf Space', "For me, 'Deaf Space' is just one more validation that being deaf is truly a great thing; that being a visual-tactile oriented member of a collectivist culture has something of value that can be shared with the world.