Life of a Deaf person is very hard, as they
require support each and every time. Deafness
is a common hearing loss that is found in many people across the world. Communicating with a deaf person is difficult,
but not impossible. Most of the deaf
people believe that it is not a disability or problem, but it is a natural part
of culture experiences that they share with their friends who are both deaf and
dumb. There are many ways on how deaf
people communicate especially in a one-to-one situation. They are
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Get the attention of the deaf person by tapping on his
shoulder, visual sign or by waving hand.
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The Deaf person
wants to know about the subject matters that would be discussed to pick up
words that help them to know about the conversation.
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Always speak slowly and clearly. By exaggerating or over pronouncing of words
will distort the lip movements and make it difficult for a deaf person to
understand. Try to make use of short
sentences, rather than long.
·
Look to the deaf
person when communicating and avoid turning around or doing something while
talking to them.
·
Do not eat anything or hide your mouth in any ways while
communicating with a deaf person.
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Always make an eye contact while talking to a deaf person as
it conveys the feeling of direct contact and communication.
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If a deaf person misses some words, make sure to repeat them.
If required, try to communicate with pen
and paper.
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If in the middle of the conversation, your phone rings or
someone knocks at the door, make sure to excuse yourself and the deaf person
that you are responding to the door knock or answering the call. Do not ignore a deaf person but make him sure
to complete the conversation afterwards.
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If a deaf person
nods his head in acknowledgement, do not make assumption that he has understood
your conversation. But try to ensure
that he has actually understood what you wanted to convey.
However, these are some of the tips on how to
communicate with a deaf person. For more
effectiveness there are many other tools that are designed especially for deaf
people such as American Sign Language, cued speech, finger spellings, manual
communication, oral communication, sign language, simultaneously communication,
speech reading and total communication. By
following a few tips and using such tools you can easily communicate with deaf people without any difficulty.