How Do You Understand Deaf And Hard Of Hearing People?
• Most deaf people are as able to use their vocal cords as those that can hear. Avoid using terms like “deaf mute” and especially “deaf and dumb”.’; } s += “”; document.write(s); return; } google_ad_channel = ‘+7733764704+1640266093+9911500640+4989269770+8388126455+8941458308+7122150828’ + xchannels + gchans; google_ad_client = “pub-9543332082073187”; google_ad_output = ‘js’; google_ad_type = ‘text’; google_feedback = ‘on’; google_ad_region = “test”; google_ad_format = ‘250x250_as’; //–> • Don’t think of the odd sounding voice that a deaf person uses as being an indicator that they are some how less intelligent than other people. They may have an odd sounding voice as they can’t hear their voice. • Understand that deaf people can drive. While it is illegal in some places, deaf people can drive cars. • Don’t talk louder to a deaf person to attempt to make them be able to hear you. There is no need to do that. You may, however, want to talk slower. • Understand that not all deaf people
• Most deaf people are as able to use their vocal cords as those that can hear. Avoid using terms like “deaf mute” and especially “deaf and dumb”. • Don’t think of the odd sounding voice that a deaf person uses as being an indicator that they are some how less intelligent than other people. They may have an odd sounding voice as they can’t hear their voice. • Understand that deaf people can drive. While it is illegal in some places, deaf people can drive cars. • Don’t talk louder to a deaf person to attempt to make them be able to hear you. There is no need to do that. You may, however, want to talk slower. • Understand that not all deaf people can lipread. • Understand that not all deaf people use or know sign language. • Understand that deaf people are able to use the phone. Special telecommunication aids like TTYs/TDDs can be used by them. • Avoid thinking that deaf people use Braille. The majority of deaf people don’t know Braille. Braille is for blind people as they can’t see writ
