Terminology, statistics and deaf people. Understanding deafness and how to recognise hearing loss. Language and culture. To be aware of the various ways of communicating between deaf, hard of hearing and hearing people and to demonstrate these. Effective oral and written communication techniques.
Interactive role play to develop communication techniques.
Clear speech skills and the opportunity to experience communication from the deaf perspective. The British Sign Language fingerspelling alphabet and some basic sign comunication skills. Hearing aids and assistive devices.