Blog Post #1 - Lip Reading and how we view it

 

Alright ASL sisters and brothers, we are technically 2 weeks into your ASL year. Overwhelmed still? Try and relax. Now it's time for us to discuss a key misconception of Deafness and Deaf Culture.

Watch this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GaKaGwch0U


Rebecca Black just can't catch a break. As if her original video wasn't bad enough, now we have "Gang Fight" to go along with it. What are your thoughts on this video? The "Bad Lip-Reading" series takes videos and matches the lips to words, regardless of what the person is actually saying. The thing is, in my opinion, most of the words match up really well, even though they are nowhere near the lyrics to the timeless classic known as "Friday".


1. What are your thoughts on this video? 
2. What have you thought about lip-reading in the past?

Read this article.

http://www.hearingaidknow.com/2009/01/18/are-people-comfortable-with-lip-reading/


3. This is an argument for the merits of lip-reading. What are your thoughts on this?


4. So, do you think lipreading is an effective method of communication for Deaf people? Be honest people. There is no right or wrong answer at this point. You have been barely exposed to Deaf Culture and its tumultuous history, so your knowledge is expected to be based on being a hearing person. When I was where you were, I remember how I felt about lip-reading. I certainly feel different now.



5. Do you think it is fair for hearing people to expect Deaf people to be able to read lips in daily life? Understand when watching the video that the words being lip-read match up perfectly to what you see, but is nowhere close to the lyrics of the song.

***IMPORTANT STATISTIC***

"Only 30 percent of all spoken sounds are visible on the lips. (No wonder lip-reading is a challenge!)" http://www.deafunderstanding.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=11 

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