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Originally Posted by Ziusudra
I think that's true, that many hearing people do misinterpret deaf people's facial expressions and body language. I think that hearing people should make an effort to try and place themselves in the other person's shoes and see how it would feel. Take a course in sign language or try and visualise being blind to help put themselves in their shoes and therefore understand their needs better.
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That also applies to Deaf people who misinterpret Deaf-Blind people! I worked in a deaf camp for kids as a kitchen aide. Stephen happened to be my coworker in the kitchen. The boss is Deaf and is a very impatient person. She treated Stephen poorly bec he is blind.. I was not at all impressed with the way things were run at that camp!