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How to ... with someone who is Deaf / Hard of Hearing (HoH)

Communicate with a Deaf/HoH Person

DO:

Ask them their preferred method of communicating (paper & pen, voiced, Sign language)

Don’t:

Assume just because they’re d/Deaf/HoH that they all know Sign Language.

DO:

Face them when speaking as most d/Deaf/HoH lip read. Body language/facial expression is important too.

Don’t:

Face away, cover mouth, exaggerate on lip movement, chew while talking.

DO:

Talk to them normally, just like anyone else. We are normal human beings, we just can’t hear.

Don’t: YELL, Talk slow with exaggerating lip movements, as if they are ‘stupid’

DO:

If they ask you to repeat, do so. If they ask from a specific point, don’t repeat the entire sentence, just from the current point on.

Don’t:

say “Never mind” “I’ll tell you later” or ignore them when they ask to repeat. We want to be engaged in the conversation too. Saying “Never mind” is like a swear word to the d/Deaf/HoH Community.

Get Their Attention:

DO:

tapping their shoulder, move hand slightly in their vision view, stomp ground, tap table, or flash light (most common in group setting)

Don’t:

Shake them madly, wave your hands wildly in their vision view, or flicker lights rapidly.

Deaf and Hard Of Hearing People are just like everyone else, we just can’t hear. We are capable of doing anything/everything a hearing person can. 

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Reblog if you think sign language should be taught as a language in schools.

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Same here😊

Access for DeafBlind

As a person who has low vision, residual hearing… I cannot use a screen reader. I don’t know braille. I use a magnification device on my computer, enlarge text on my phone. 

I love the iPhone, it is accessible. To the most part. Except for me, I cannot access the Emoji’s. Voiceover, doesn’t do much. Magnification it only does so much and I am a fast typer/texter, my patience runs out searching for the ‘right’ emoji (after 5 minutes of searching). If it’s not my patience, it’s my vision that goes out and becomes exhausted searching (so close to the screen). 

I wish the Emoji’s could be enlarged… just like the text can. It’s a win-lose situation. But at least, I have access to online, internet and can text!

#deafblind #accessibility #iphone #actuallyhoh #actuallydeaf #hard of hearing #not frozen related #low vision

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Non-straight Deaf/HoH people deserve to be accommodated and included in both Deaf/HoH communities and LGBTQ+ spaces! We deserve better from both spaces tbh!

#actuallyhoh #deaf #hard of hearing #lgbtq #not frozen related

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I see those reminder posts going around so I’m gonna throw my hat in the ring and say:

Here is your reminder to clean your hearing aid(s)

because if you are like me and are forgetful it just makes it more inconvenient further down the line and if you are even more like me and your ear is super prone to infection it can lead to pain or discomfort so make sure to clean them out

Also I’ve heard that you shouldn’t use anything alcohol based to clean them cause it damages the mould so heads up

#hearing aids #accessibility aids #actuallyhoh #hard of hearing #hoh community #deaf community #not frozen related

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I got recently diagnosed with mild bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.. I’m HoH!

are there just not many Deaf people on here? most of the people i've seen in the deaf/hoh tags aren't Deaf, at least in the few years i've been following the tags

#deaf #hard of hearing #actuallyhoh #not frozen related

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Do you want to learn a sign language?

If you are hearing and want to learn a sign language, there is a few stuff you need to know about before you start -maybe even before you chose a sign language to learn.

I want to clarify that, while I was born hard of hearing, and have several HoH family members myself, I've only started learning my country's sign language a few years ago. I've, nevertheless, been around too many hearing folks that have expressed a desire to learn sign language to know what they always get wrong. So, from your local hard of hearing folk that is tired of hearing folks being not educated enough:

Sign languages are languages. They have grammar, morphology, and all the complexity and history of a language.

Sign languages aren't universal, that is: there is not only one sign language that is used by every person that knows how to sign. While the number is not known exactly, there are around 300 sign languages in use around the world nowadays.

On the same note, there is not such a thing as "South America's sign language" or "Latinoamerica's sign language". Neither there is an "Africa's sign language". Different countries of South America and Africa have their own sign language.

Sign language can and have linguistic variations. Like any other language, they are not monoliths. Don't treat them like that.

Those "exaggerated" facial expressions you see D/deaf people make as they sign? More often than not it is part of the sign language grammar

If you are learning a sign language, you will have to learn Deaf culture, even if you are learning it for your mute friend, or alike. This is mostly because there is a lot of things you won't understand otherwise, to be respectful and because most hearing people don't know sign language anyway. I know there are mute, autistic, and trans folks that want to learn sign language for a variety of reasons and don't want anything to do with D/deaf and HoH folks. While there is nothing wrong with wanting to learn a SL to hide your voice or be able to communicate, know that you will not be able to detach yourself from the Deaf community or deaf folks, as your primary source of communication in sign language would be deaf and HoH folks that sign.

On a similar note, not all deaf and HoH folks sign. Some sign and speak, others only speak, and others only sign. That is up to the individual, and one is not lesser than the other.

Blind folks, as well as amputees, can and do sign too

Most of the songs translated to sign languages by hearing folks are wrong. I know a lot of people use them to study or practice, but unless you are advanced enough to spot mistakes, or know by a fact that the translation/ interpretation was made by a D/deaf or HoH folk that signs, or a professional interpreter, stay away from it. The Deaf community had spoken about other issues with hearing people interpreting songs at length before, you can look it up if you want to learn more.

Don't go fishing for a sign name, and stop treating it like some sort of trophy to show off. Is incredibly rude and irritating.

Deaf culture is not a monolith, it changes from country to country, and in some cases, from race to race. Learn the Deaf culture from the sign language you are learning, and don't judge or politicize the Deaf culture from another one

And most importantly: Deaf and HoH people don't own you anything. Nor congratulations or gratefulness for learning a sign language, nor teaching you about deaf culture. Not even teaching you signs or how to sign at all

Deaf and HoH folks are always welcome to add more!

#sign language #learning sign language #actuallyhoh #actuallydeaf #actuallydisabled #learning languages #ASL

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btw if you're deaf/hard of hearing and considering learning a sign language but you're worried because you've struggled with language learning in the past- try anyways. you are wired for visual language and will probably find sign languages much easier to learn than spoken ones

#actually hard of hearing #actuallyhardofhearing #actually hoh #actuallyhoh #sensory disability #sensory disabled #deaf awareness #deafculture #deaf community #deafpride

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I thought of Elsa as a metaphor for a deaf child born into a hearing family and now it won’t leave my head

#elsa #frozen #disney #fifth spirit elsa #queen elsa of arendelle #actually hard of hearing

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If you're a d/Deaf/hard of hearing person who is going blind or losing sight, the low vision community is here for you. We understand and we welcome you with open arms. There are more DeafBlind people than you think.

If you're a blind/low vision person who is going deaf or losing hearing..... Same. Uh Help?

(That last bit is lighthearted and dare I say, silly)

#blind #low vision #visually impaired #deaf #hard of hearing #hoh #deafblind

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hard of hearing culture is finally learning the reason you've been having trouble hearing and accepting that you actually are hard of hearing and not faking (but still being wary of calling yourself deaf)

Hard of Hearing Culture Is

#deaf culture is #hoh #actually hoh #actually hard of hearing #not frozen related

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happy deaf month to all the deafies who aren't palatable to hearing people!!! happy deaf month to every deaf person who:

refuses to speak for hearing people and only signs

prefers signing to speaking

refuses to wear hearing aids or cochlear implants

refuses to engage with people who aren't willing to accommodate them

doesn't "try their hardest" to fit in with the hearing world

doesn't care to fit into the hearing world and prefers the Deaf world

doesn't tone down their bluntness for hearing people

you are wonderful and ILY 🤟

#actually hard of hearing #actuallyhardofhearing #actually hoh #actuallyhoh #actually deaf #actuallydeaf #not frozen related

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Happy Deaf awareness month to:

D/deaf people who use sign language

D/deaf people who use spoken language

D/deaf people who use spoken language and sign language

D/deaf people who use AAC

D/deaf people who aren't fluent in sign language

D/deaf people who are learning sign language

D/deaf people who lip-read

D/deaf people who have comorbidities

D/deaf people who don't have comorbidities

D/deaf people who are physically disabled

D/deaf people who aren't disabled

D/deaf people who are mentally disabled

D/deaf people who are intellectually disabled

D/deaf people who are sensory disabled

D/deaf people who are deaf and blind

D/deaf people who go to speech therapy

D/deaf people who don't go to speech therapy

D/deaf people in special education classes

D/deaf people who need an aide

D/deaf people who need an interpreter

D/deaf people who use transcription

D/deaf people who use FMs

D/deaf people who are forced to use aids they don't want

D/deaf people who can't access medical care

D/deaf people who go to Deaf schools

D/deaf people who grew up in Deaf culture

D/deaf people who grew up in hearing culture

D/deaf people who grew up in hearing and Deaf culture

D/deaf people who make Deaf art

D/deaf people who make music

D/deaf people who love music

D/deaf people who use hearing aids

D/deaf people who use CIs

D/deaf people who don't use hearing aids or CIs

D/deaf people who have Deaf family

D/deaf people who prefer the term hearing impaired

D/deaf people who prefer the term hard of hearing

D/deaf people who prefer the term Deaf gain

D/deaf people who prefer the term Deaf

D/deaf people who prefer the term deaf

And to all D/deaf people, have a good September from your local Deaf person <3

#deaf #disability #disabled #deaf awareness #deaf awareness month #hoh #actually hoh #hard of hearing #not frozen related

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That hoh/SNHL feel when you don't know if hearing aids would make your life better or worse because you're already noise sensitive as it is

let us know if you ever find out!

#hoh #hard of hearing #that deaf feel #deaf #that hoh feel #not frozen related

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#hearing loss #hard of hearing #sensorineural hearing loss #mild hearing loss #deaf #not frozen related