Ability Forum

[raghavanpk]

For people who lose their hearing after learning to speak and hear, it can be difficult to adjust because hearing has been an essential aspect of their communication and relationships.

The good news is that new technologies are making it possible for more hearing-impaired children those who can afford to attend school and participate in activities with their hearing peers. These technologies include programmable hearing aids, which can adjust for different environments; cochlear implants; real-time captioning of videos; and voice-recognition software etc. In India the standard of living of many handicapped children are beyond description .

Many hearing-impaired students can read lips. Use of a sign language will help them communicate among themselves. In some cases an interpreter will be useful to translate spoken language in the classroom. Some children may need a separate school or special classes .It is high time that public school also had specially trained teachers to take care of the partially deaf children who can join the mainstream.

At home, devices such as lights that flashes when the doorbell or phone rings, and telephones with digital readout screens are often helpful. Family and friends of people who use lip reading can help by speaking slowly, clearly, and face to face. Still better learn the sign language to help those unfortunate children.

For people who lose their hearing after learning to speak and hear, it can be difficult to adjust because hearing has been an essential aspect of their communication and relationships.

The good news is that new technologies are making it possible for more hearing-impaired children those who can afford to attend school and participate in activities with their hearing peers. These technologies include programmable hearing aids, which can adjust for different environments; cochlear implants; real-time captioning of videos; and voice-recognition software etc. In India the standard of living of many handicapped children are beyond description .

Many hearing-impaired students can read lips. Use of a sign language will help them communicate among themselves. In some cases an interpreter will be useful to translate spoken language in the classroom. Some children may need a separate school or special classes .It is high time that public school also had specially trained teachers to take care of the partially deaf children who can join the mainstream.

At home, devices such as lights that flashes when the doorbell or phone rings, and telephones with digital readout screens are often helpful. Family and friends of people who use lip reading can help by speaking slowly, clearly, and face to face. Still better learn the sign language to help those unfortunate children.

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[Maulik]

That is a very nice and informative post. Thankyou for sharing this information



Maulik

That is a very nice and informative post. Thankyou for sharing this information



Maulik

[THOMASJACOB]

I do agree with most of the information submitted by you.

But being a person with hearing impairment and especailly that I lost my hearing after I started speaking, i have personally gone through many up and downs in my life.

A child when in the primary school, when he realizes that he lost his hearing immediately withdraws himself because of his handicap and his inability to accept the same. And this in turn leads to a lot of inferiority complex in the child.

Also there are many occassions when the child gets teased or buillied by other childeren, especially if it is using hearing aids. I have had people call me double battery, single battery etc, and I know how much I did feel in those days.

So here at this stage what can the elders do about it - You cant blame the child at all nor can you advise the child much, though I agree the later is of some effect, but not all childeren resolve to be bold.

Its high time, tha the teachers must be sensitised about those with disabiltiies and the issues facing them.
When I was in school a particular teacher needed help for something - and she told me about it, even though she knew that I was partially deaf, and I claimed i understood her well and went out of the class to carry out her instructions - but ultimately the action was not carried out as per the teachers wish - and the whole class and the teacher started laughing. So what I stress here is that the TEACHER needs to be sensitised about the issues facing childeren with hearing loss and only then can we sensitize the kids.

I am 101 percent sure that a partially deaf person who has already learnt the spoken language need not be moved to a special school, on the contrary he can carry out his studies in a normal school, but the main factor affecting them is more EMOTIONAL THAN PHYSICAL IN NATURE.Its here that a lot of sensitization needs to be carried out. I have faced problems till my college years. So all thsi is mainly because of lack of awareness. IMost people associated deaf people to be mentally retarted and they also assume that such people have no future. But its not true at all, anywhere you see a deaf group - you will always see them smiling and cheerful and they are all quite active too inspite of their problems.

But when in the company of normal people, the deaf find it to be isolated, that s because no one speaks them. ISOLATION is the number one problem faced by the deaf in the work place. The only thing we can do about it is to sensitize the employer and colleagues of the needs and wants of a deaf employee.

Now gain just knowing lip reading is not enough, all those who are hearing impaired , whether partially deaf or fully deaf need to know the Sign Language, I say this again from my own experience. If an Indian deaf person wants to study in a university abroad meant only for people with deafness, then he or she should know the sign language. When attending conferences, workshops, employment seminars on disability, most of those who use even the hearing aids dont grab the information, so here sign language helps because most of these seminars have interpreters.

But the most important thing one can do for a hearing impaired person is to SENSITIZE his contacts , like other kids and their parents, employers, teachers and employees too.

I personally feel Sensitization is the most important thing that has to be carried out to make people with disabiltiies to lead comfortable lives.

Regards
Thomas

I do agree with most of the information submitted by you.

But being a person with hearing impairment and especailly that I lost my hearing after I started speaking, i have personally gone through many up and downs in my life.

A child when in the primary school, when he realizes that he lost his hearing immediately withdraws himself because of his handicap and his inability to accept the same. And this in turn leads to a lot of inferiority complex in the child.

Also there are many occassions when the child gets teased or buillied by other childeren, especially if it is using hearing aids. I have had people call me double battery, single battery etc, and I know how much I did feel in those days.

So here at this stage what can the elders do about it - You cant blame the child at all nor can you advise the child much, though I agree the later is of some effect, but not all childeren resolve to be bold.

Its high time, tha the teachers must be sensitised about those with disabiltiies and the issues facing them.
When I was in school a particular teacher needed help for something - and she told me about it, even though she knew that I was partially deaf, and I claimed i understood her well and went out of the class to carry out her instructions - but ultimately the action was not carried out as per the teachers wish - and the whole class and the teacher started laughing. So what I stress here is that the TEACHER needs to be sensitised about the issues facing childeren with hearing loss and only then can we sensitize the kids.

I am 101 percent sure that a partially deaf person who has already learnt the spoken language need not be moved to a special school, on the contrary he can carry out his studies in a normal school, but the main factor affecting them is more EMOTIONAL THAN PHYSICAL IN NATURE.Its here that a lot of sensitization needs to be carried out. I have faced problems till my college years. So all thsi is mainly because of lack of awareness. IMost people associated deaf people to be mentally retarted and they also assume that such people have no future. But its not true at all, anywhere you see a deaf group - you will always see them smiling and cheerful and they are all quite active too inspite of their problems.

But when in the company of normal people, the deaf find it to be isolated, that s because no one speaks them. ISOLATION is the number one problem faced by the deaf in the work place. The only thing we can do about it is to sensitize the employer and colleagues of the needs and wants of a deaf employee.

Now gain just knowing lip reading is not enough, all those who are hearing impaired , whether partially deaf or fully deaf need to know the Sign Language, I say this again from my own experience. If an Indian deaf person wants to study in a university abroad meant only for people with deafness, then he or she should know the sign language. When attending conferences, workshops, employment seminars on disability, most of those who use even the hearing aids dont grab the information, so here sign language helps because most of these seminars have interpreters.

But the most important thing one can do for a hearing impaired person is to SENSITIZE his contacts , like other kids and their parents, employers, teachers and employees too.

I personally feel Sensitization is the most important thing that has to be carried out to make people with disabiltiies to lead comfortable lives.

Regards
Thomas

[Unnimaxx]

tahs a touching one, I always wonder how you made it (personally to Thomas), I never felt while in chat tath I'm talking to a person with any difference.. anyways keep the spirit up always..

tahs a touching one, I always wonder how you made it (personally to Thomas), I never felt while in chat tath I'm talking to a person with any difference.. anyways keep the spirit up always..