A practical guide to communicating with residents with deafness: people with deafness can do anything those with hearing can--except hear.(featurearticle)

Nursing Homes | April 1, 2005| | Copyright

The greatest barrier for any person with deafness is the inability to communicate in a deep and meaningful manner with hearing individuals. Without appropriate accommodations, those with deafness are often inadvertently excluded from virtually all communication. This can affect a deaf person's social, educational, and emotional environments. For these reasons, establishing meaningful communication is crucial for a deaf individual who resides in a long-term care facility. To achieve this, it is important that nursing home administrators, nurses, and other care providers have a ...

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