23rd
November
2006
Veil and deaf people
posted in Current Affairs, General, deaf culture, sign language |Finally someone spoke up about a deaf person perspective toward muslim women wearing the veil that blocks facial expression:
Sir, I am surprised to have noticed that nobody has raised the issues of communication with the 9 million people living in Britain are Deaf or Hard of hearing. I am profoundly Deaf and use British Sign Language to communication. A Vital aspect of sign language is facial expression which is clearly not visible by a person wearing a veil. I am aware Jack Straw has a hearing loss which may be the precise reason he requires the veil to be removed as he would be unable to lip read.
