Published:
9:34 AM May 3, 2021
Richard Platt, chairman of the Ipswich Deaf Children s Society with some of the children
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
Members of the deaf community in Suffolk have revealed some of the day to day challenges faced when you re hard of hearing in a noisy world.
Lacey and Frankie, members of the Ipswich Deaf Children s Society
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
Most deaf people rely on a combination of British Sign Language (BSL) and lip reading when communicating, however as many hearing people do not know any signs they can find it hard to understand what a deaf person is trying to say.
Published:
9:34 AM May 3, 2021
Richard Platt, chairman of the Ipswich Deaf Children s Society with some of the children
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
Members of the deaf community in Suffolk have revealed some of the day to day challenges faced when you re hard of hearing in a noisy world.
Lacey and Frankie, members of the Ipswich Deaf Children s Society
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
Most deaf people rely on a combination of British Sign Language (BSL) and lip reading when communicating, however as many hearing people do not know any signs they can find it hard to understand what a deaf person is trying to say.
There’s a reason Sound Of Metal has garnered so much awards season buzz: it’s a touching, sad, yet uplifting portrayal of a heavy metal drummer – played by Riz Ahmed – who suddenly loses his hearing. As an addict, this loss could send him into a tailspin, so he checks into a shelter supporting deaf recovering addicts. There, he starts to live with his deafness – learning sign language and getting to know deaf children.
It deals with some big issues – such as the arguments for and against cochlear implants (some think deafness doesn’t need to be ‘fixed’) – and the performance of Paul Raci (who is a hearing child of deaf parents) as the shelter’s leader is particularly moving.
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Stephen Bouverie-Brine with mum Tracy and his siblings, Elizabeth and Christopher
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