sign language.
Jaakko Pesonen has written: 'Phoneme communication of the deaf' -- subject(s): Deaf, Means of communication
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The motto of St. Rita School for the Deaf is 'Teaching communication for life'.
It is their method of communication. What is the importance of English to you? Sign language is the form of communication for the deaf. Without it, how would deaf people communicate? Some would say to write things out to one another. But, how would you teach someone to read and write as a form of communication when there is no way to communicate with them to do this?
Grace Margaret Harris has written: 'Language for the preschool deaf child' -- subject(s): Deaf, Deaf children, Deafness in children, Means of communication
Deaf people communicate by sign language and all can lip read; some deaf people can talk or can't depending on the diagnosis from their doctor (these individuals would be classified as deaf and mute (can't speak.)
Taiga Oda has written: 'Kaze no uta ga kikitai--' -- subject(s): Biography, Deaf men, Means of communication, Deaf women, Sign language, Deaf
Being able to speak vocally works OK when a deaf person is speaking TO a hearing person but when both people are deaf neither can hear what the other person is saying. Signing therefore enables communication between deaf people and would be a better way for a hearing person to say something TO a deaf person. If you can hear why don't you learn how to sign!
It is estimated that there are around 151,000 BSL users in the UK, with many of them being deaf individuals who use BSL as their first means of communication.
deaf mute person
An interpreter for the deaf is called a sign language interpreter. They help facilitate communication between people who use sign language and those who do not.
Mary Smith Garrett has written: 'Possibilities of deaf children' -- subject(s): Deaf, Education, Means of communication