A very short and vivid example of the reality of lip reading. It is an incredibly difficult task and hearing society should not expect Deaf individuals to somehow be able to magically lip read. Only about 30% of actual speech can even be seen on the lips. Meaning that even if we “read” lips perfectly, we’d still be missing 70% of what was being spoken. So, imagine trying to catch that 30% while having to deal with people turning their heads, putting hands in front of their mouths, shouting in your face, moving their mouths in an exaggerated fashion... oh yeah and having facial hair or missing teeth... ugh! It’s not an easy task! #BustTheLipReadingMyth ⠀⠀⠀
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Video reposted from @accessinnovation and teposted from @adventuresindeafed ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Video Description: “Why Lip Reading is often impossible” - An animated pair of lips discuss the hardships of lip reading. (The words/captions are animated to look like lips throughout the video) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Transcript: “I’d like you to try a test. You can understand this. But what if I turn my face away? Can you still understand me? How about if I mumble? Or what if I put my hand in front of my mouth? Will it help if I shout? Can you hear me now? Not that easy, is it... — Source: National Foundation for the Deaf, New Zealand”
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#DeafAwareness #LipReading #LipReadingIsAMyth #invisibledisability #deaf #deafawareness #lipreading
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