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What does it mean to be Deaf?

What does it mean to be Deaf?. What is deafness?. Not being able to hear well. What is deafness?. Not being able to hear well May not be able to hear some sounds nearby. What is deafness?. Not being able to hear well May not be able to hear some sounds nearby Teachers talking

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What does it mean to be Deaf?

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  1. What does it mean to be Deaf?

  2. What is deafness? • Not being able to hear well

  3. What is deafness? • Not being able to hear well • May not be able to hear some sounds nearby

  4. What is deafness? • Not being able to hear well • May not be able to hear some sounds nearby • Teachers talking • Friends laughing • The school bell

  5. What is deafness? • Some children are born deaf

  6. What is deafness? • Some children are born deaf • Others become deaf through illness

  7. Ways of communicating

  8. Ways of communicating • Using our senses

  9. Ways of communicating • Using our senses Smell Taste Sight Touch

  10. Ways of communicating • Using our senses • Hearing aids

  11. Ways of communicating • Using our senses • Hearing aids • Sign Language

  12. Ways of communicating • Using our senses • Hearing aids • Sign Language • Finger spelling • Lip reading

  13. Hearing Aids • Amplify, or make sounds louder

  14. Hearing Aids • Amplify, or make sounds louder • Make sounds easier to hear

  15. Sign Language • British Sign Language

  16. Sign Language • British Sign Language • Two handed gestures

  17. Sign Language • British Sign Language • Two handed gestures • Facial expressions

  18. Sign Language • British Sign Language • Two handed gestures • Facial expressions • Body language

  19. What would you do?

  20. What would you do? • If the telephone rang?

  21. What would you do? • If the telephone rang? • Have a telephone with a flashing light

  22. What would you do? • If the doorbell rang?

  23. What would you do? • If the doorbell rang? • Have the doorbell connected up to the lights in the house

  24. What would you do? • To watch television?

  25. What would you do? • To watch television? • Use subtitles • Teletext page 888 Hello

  26. Communication Tips • Get the person’s attention • Tap their shoulder • Face the person

  27. Communication Tips • Get the person’s attention • Tap their shoulder • Face the person • Speak clearly and talk normally

  28. Communication Tips • Get the person’s attention • Tap their shoulder • Face the person • Speak clearly and talk normally • Don’t shout

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