Ways to include the deaf in conversation

Around 1.5 billion people globally live with hearing loss, however roughly one in two people don't know how to engage with someone who is deaf, according to UK figures. - dpa

ONE IN 10 members of the public would actively avoid communicating with a deaf person for fear of not knowing how to engage with them, a new poll in the UK suggests.

The survey, conducted on behalf of the British hearing loss charity RNID, also found that 59% of people in the UK would not feel confident communicating with someone who is deaf or has hearing loss.