How Come I Can & Can't Speak Clearly as a Deaf Person?
The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast
Episode 67 - How come I can speak clearly as a deaf person? How come I can't speak clearly (if you don't know that I'm deaf/hard of hearing)?
I still get surprised on how I get asked both of these questions that are related to each other but completely contrasting at the same time by different people.
Most people assume that deaf people can't speak (yes we can). If we do, we "speak well for a deaf person (yeah, don't say that) or you don't speak very well (yeah, don't say that either). So I share my own experiences of how come for one group of people, I do speak clearly, and for others, I don't speak clearly.
Just be aware, on this occasion, I am mainly referring to speaking oral languages which is naturally my main language. People can still speak oral languages AND sign languages (at the end of the day, they are both communication methods but conveyed differently).
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