The sense of hearing is a significant ability and those who have the ability to hear often do not appreciate its benefits. The true importance of hearing is realized by the ones who do not possess the ability. For young children and students who have lived their lives...
The sign-language subculture is centuries old, with millions of deaf people across the world using it in daily communication. It is a language of gestures and expressions, and there is no common Lingua Franca throughout the world. Deaf communities in different...
Members of the deaf community have always enjoyed the internet and computers. With many visual aids and advancements, the Internet is changing the lives of those who are deaf. With the help of the Internet, various deaf culture websites have been developed which...
One of the key issues in the deaf and hard of hearing community is the lack of a universal sign language. In fact, every country has different variations of sign language interpretations. For example, American Sign Language mainly uses gestures of a single hand...
Deaf children need to try extra hard to learn. Simultaneous development of reading skills and sign language interpretation requires extra effort from both teacher and students. The bilingual development is challenging because the deaf need to deal with restricted...
According to the WHO, there are 360 million deaf people around the world. This constitutes more than 5% of the total world population. However, the World Federation of the Deaf put the numbers at significantly less, around 70 million. Perhaps the discrepancy is...
