Teaching methods have yet to catch up with the needs of the deaf community, even as we commemorate International Month for Deaf People. A new way of teaching that is focused on the specific way deaf students learn is needed, and it’s our hope we can contribute to such a model through our own initiatives to impart information to our campus’s deaf community in a better way.
Given the unique characteristics of deaf students, it’s vital that they can fully participate in lessons and be taught in a way that allows them to understand concepts in a logical manner — a student-centred approach...
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