A Language beyond Sound: Making the Gospel Available to the Hearing-Impaired
About the article
An insightful look into the world of members who are deaf or have hearing loss and some of the struggles and successes that they experience. The article also included many suggestions on how members with hearing loss can be better included in the community of the Church.
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When communication is difficult, so is learning. And so is feeling close to other people.
Having someone teach Keri one-on-one in sign language has transformed her from a child who threw tantrums in Church meetings to one who enjoys Primary.
Whenever two language groups meet, the group strongest in numbers or power ordinarily expects the smaller group to adapt to its language. But when hearing and deaf members meet in the fellowship of the gospel, the reverse must often be true; deaf people cannot learn to hear, but hearing people can learn to sign.