There is no relation to sound for deaf people. It is a totally different mental process.

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• Richard Masur:

  Spelling is very easy to practice yourself whereas signing is not. So I would sit on the subway rid

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  I actually then went on to direct an after-school special where one of the characters was deaf. The

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  I know deaf people. I have discussed the issues with them I've also thought about them a lot so I h

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  Most profoundly deaf people have speech that is very difficult to understand.

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  The deaf community is in a favorable position because they have a national theatre and training gro