BY CHARLES CHOL
Have you ever wondered how a deaf person can communicate with a visually impaired person? It’s a fascinating question, and the answer is surprisingly simple: technology.
In today’s digital world, there are a number of ways for deaf and visually impaired people to communicate with each other. One common method is to use smartphones.
Smartphones can be used to text, email, and even video chat, making them an ideal tool for cross-disability communication. For example, let’s say a deaf hotel employee is serving a visually impaired customer. How will they communicate?
The visually impaired customer will simply take out their phone and text the deaf employee what they want to order. Once the deaf employee understands what the customer wants, they will go and get it.
Another option is to use a braille display. A braille display is a device that converts text into braille, a system of raised dots that visually impaired people can read using their fingers. Braille displays can be used to read and send text messages, and emails.
Finally, deaf and visually impaired people can also communicate using tactile sign language. Tactile sign language is a type of sign language that uses touch instead of sight.
Deaf people can use their hands to form signs on the visually impaired person’s hands, and visually impaired people can feel the signs to understand what is being said.