Welcome! It's nice to see a deaf Dive Master...
I would like to join you in your diving trips, but we are halfway around the world apart! =)
I have to agree with you guys, that we, the hearing impaired people, have a slight advantage over hearing people. It's amazing that we can actually say anything we want underwater. Even my hearing brothers knows some sign language, and while we were training, my diving instructor was amazed at how we communicated underwater.
I have come to believe that it's essential for hearing peopel to learn sign language because 1) it's a nonverbal language, 2) it would bridge the communication gap between hearing and deaf people, and 3) when you lose your voice, what happens? =)
Thanks,
Phil
I would like to join you in your diving trips, but we are halfway around the world apart! =)
I have to agree with you guys, that we, the hearing impaired people, have a slight advantage over hearing people. It's amazing that we can actually say anything we want underwater. Even my hearing brothers knows some sign language, and while we were training, my diving instructor was amazed at how we communicated underwater.
I have come to believe that it's essential for hearing peopel to learn sign language because 1) it's a nonverbal language, 2) it would bridge the communication gap between hearing and deaf people, and 3) when you lose your voice, what happens? =)
Thanks,
Phil
