聾啞以往是用來形容失聰無法說話,需使用手語溝通的人。此一詞語現在也用來指無法用口語溝通的失聰者,或是失聰者有部份口語能力,但因為聲音和一般人不同,為避免注意,而選擇改用手語溝通[1]。有些人認為此一詞語現今是有贬义的詞语[2]

參考資料 编辑

  1. ^ Mindess, Anna (2006). Reading Between the Signs: Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters.
  2. ^ Moore, Matthew S. & Levitan, Linda (2003). For Hearing People Only, Answers to Some of the Most Commonly Asked Questions About the Deaf Community, its Culture, and the "Deaf Reality", Rochester, New York: Deaf Life Press.

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