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Alexander Graham Bell helped the deaf a lot. He spent his whole life studding speech. Not only did he spend 3 weeks in Boston lecturing his fathers "visible speech" system but he opened a school for teachers of the deaf in Boston also. His mother and wife where deaf and a lot of his inventions had something to do with communication.
George Adams Kopp has written: 'Visible speech manual' -- subject(s): Means of communication, Deaf
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45% of deaf people have cochlear implants.
The word "visible" is an adjective.
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he didn't. his mother and his wife were both deaf from scarlet fever
It was in 1928.
Visible is an adjective, a word that describes a noun. Clouds are visible in the distance.
Sign language is a language for the deaf that is expressed by visible hand gestures.
Alexander Graham Bell faced challenges teaching speech to the deaf because his methods were controversial at the time and some educators for the deaf preferred using sign language. Additionally, many individuals were skeptical of his ideas and doubted the effectiveness of teaching speech to deaf individuals. Bell also faced financial constraints that made it difficult to carry out his research and teaching efforts.
There are plenty of opportunities for deaf actors out there. Unfortunately, unless the person has mastered lip-reading and speech, they will only be cast in non-speaking roles or as deaf characters.