[stylist] reading lips

[Judith Bron]

I feel badly that not all deaf people can read lips.  However, should we 
make sign language a mandatory course for all American students?  I don't 
think so.  You can have it available as an option, but it shouldn't be 
mandatory.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <LoriStay at aol.com>
To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] reading lips


If a deaf person has had early education as a hearing person learning
spoken language, and proceeds to lose her hearing, then reading lips is an
alternative.   If not, she can still learn, but it is much harder.   Have 
had some
discussions with the hard of hearing / deaf on this subject.

When I am in a noisy place, and the person I'm talking to covers her lips,
I have trouble figuring out what she is saying.   Recently, a woman with her
top teeth lacking and I were talking, and I could barely understand her,
though when we were in a quiet place, I had no trouble.   But I am a hearing
person, with perhaps a touch of a problem.

A profoundly deaf person may read lips, and she may not.   It's not easy at
the best of times. So the answer is, most deaf persons probably don't read
lips, though some can.
Lori

In a message dated 11/16/09 12:32:23 PM, jbron at optonline.net writes:


> Don't many deaf people read lips? I've communicated with many deaf
> people
> because they read lips.
>

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