Monday, 10 September 2007

Hearing with your Eyes

The deaf and dumb aren't left stranded. Having the sign language to communicate with means they aren't left stranded and without a means to express themselves. But can the dumb sing? They certainly can't shout but late last year at an event celebrating christmas for the physically challenged, on entering the hall I couldnt help but feel bombarded with a whole lot of noise. But it was quite. Yet there were conversations been held by basically all of the occupants of the hall who were mostly the deaf and dumb. A quite noise you could say. Fingers and hands in the air gesticulating with such animated energy. On Nairaland someone asked how he could describe color to a blind person. Its amazing but why would one want to embark on such a project. Solomon in all his wisdom could never describe color to a blind man. Color cant be heard, it has to be seen. the same way the voise cant be see but is meant to be heard. But then the sign language has broken that login and the deaf and dumb communicate with a voice that is seen, not heard. And thus the deaf and dumb can't call out to each other from afar, neither can there be a one-on-one communication without seeing the other person in the eye.

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