Communicating with deaf people: deaf awareness for librarians
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Overcoming Communication Barriers: Communicating with Deaf People
THERE deaf or hard-of-hearing person. Deaf and hardIS NO TYPICAL of-hearing patrons come from diverse backgrounds and use differing communication modes. Librarians can best communicate with and serve these individuals by learning and applying basic communication skills. Information on deafness and deaf people is presented, as are easily learned skills that are effective in communicating with de...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Libraries Review
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0265-6647,1365-2532
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2532.1997.1410023.x