deaf

• It was once thought that the signing speech of the deaf was a simple gestural communication, not a real language. —  F ;SF; - vol 090 issue 02 - February 1996
• Even the deaf were there, for word had spread that the stories of Tribute of Angels could heal the sick, including those beyond hearing. —  FSF,May2008
• Sign language for the deaf was first systematized in France during the 18th century by Abbot Charles-Michel l'Epée. —  infoplease - Daily Almanac
• The report will be welcomed by campaigners for the deaf, and for the thousands of commuters who have to endure loud music leaking from the earphones of neighbours on packed buses and trains. —  Home | Mail Online
• Thus, of those born deaf, 83.5 per cent cannot speak at all; of those becoming deaf after birth and under five, 74.6 per cent; of those becoming deaf after five and under twenty, 26.5 per cent; and of those becoming deaf after twenty, 3.4 per cent Some of the deaf are able to read the lips of the speaker, or as it is better expressed, to read speech, or to understand what is being said by watching the motions of the mouth. —  The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States

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