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From: Ann.Stalnaker@p0.f14.n385.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Stalnaker)
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Subject: Re: Lipreading
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Date: 17 Jun 91 15:26:30 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

 > What you say is true about the need for time and patience
 > with lipreading. It simply isn't as simple for a lot of
 > people as some people try to make it sound. The bottomline
 > is that lipreading is more an art than a skill.  Some have
 > the aptitude for it, some don't ( a lot don't.).

Yes, it does take practice and time with lipreading - but then
like a lot of other good things, that's the way it should be.
I never said it was easy - even though it's always been easy
for me because I was never taught lipreading skills.  However,
I still think it's the best route to go to learn English.
Regardless of the controversy over ASL/Oralism - I think there
are a lot on both sides of the fence, James.  I think you'll
find those who are oral more acceptive of those who use ASL
than the other way around.  This is something I've noticed
and I think it's really sad that the Deaf who use ASL snub
those who are deaf and are oral.

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