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From: Verna.Forristal@f71.n343.z1.fidonet.org (Verna Forristal)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Lipreading
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Date: 30 May 91 04:00:34 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

 ST>      Just express my viewpoint.  Lipreading is not 100% accurate. With my
 ST> hearing aid and watch people's lips closely, I can understand about 80%.

Oh, I definitely agree.  The amount you are able to read depends on who you
are reading, and will be much higher if it is someone you are familiar with.
I feel that lipreading is very useful, and I do encourage it, but for most it
is not as reliable as signing.  It is, however, a viable method of
communicating with hearies who don't sign.  I guess all of that is pretty self-
evident, isnt it?

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