聋哑以往是用来形容失聪无法说话,需使用手语沟通的人。此一词语现在也用来指无法用口语沟通的失聪者,或是失聪者有部分口语能力,但因为声音和一般人不同,为避免注意,而选择改用手语沟通[1]。有些人认为此一词语现今是有贬义的词语[2]

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  1. ^ Mindess, Anna (2006). Reading Between the Signs: Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters.
  2. ^ Moore, Matthew S. & Levitan, Linda (2003). For Hearing People Only, Answers to Some of the Most Commonly Asked Questions About the Deaf Community, its Culture, and the "Deaf Reality", Rochester, New York: Deaf Life Press.

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