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(FAQ
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Q: What kind of device do deaf people use if they need for a telephone?
A: The device is called a TTY.
Q: What are the communication skills deaf people know?
A: The deaf people know how to sign, write back and forth, oral, communication, and body language.
Q: Can deaf people read lips?
A: Yes and No, it depends on deaf people needs.
Q: Can Deaf people go to college and get a degree?
A: Of course they can, we are not deaf and dumb, we can do it!!!
Q: Do deaf people wear hearing aids?
A: Some do, some don't, it depends on deaf people mood or choice. (Some hearing aids may not work on some individuals.)
Q: How can deaf people understand watching movies on T.V.
A: Deaf people have the caption decoder box hooked up to the T.V.
Q: What services do deaf people need for school or the real world?
A: The services are interpreters, notetakers, door-strobe, fire strobe.
Q: Do deaf people get SSI?
A: Some do, some don't.
Q: Are deaf people safe drivers when they sign to the passengers?
A: No, it not good because you never know the risk and the result. (There are no proof that Deaf people are dangerous drivers.)
Q: Are deaf people the same as hearing people?
A: All I can say they are being equal, only is that deaf people can't hear while hearing people can hear.
Q: Can deaf people attend high school sports on the hearing team?
A: Yes, of course, like I said Deaf people are equal to hearing people.
These information were found at: http://www.rit.edu/~ppv4792/faq.htm (no longer in use). Heartland Deaf Center was never involved with their research. If you know a different answer, please do let us know. Contact us by: Info@deaf-center.org
