Survey Results

Guide's Awareness

 

Guides’ awareness of Subjects’ hearing impairment: Experimental Card HKNC Card Total
Didn’t realize subject was deaf 5 4 9
Knew subject was deaf 11 9 20
TOTAL: 16 13 29
Reasons that passersby knew the subject was deaf:
Saw the words "deaf" or "Tap me" on the card 7 4 11
Subject didn’t respond when spoken to 0 3 3
Subject signed while speaking 0 1 1
Subject said he is deaf * 1 0 1
Subject’s voice sounded unusual * 1 1 2
There was no response to their offer of assistance, then they read the card further 2 0 2

 

* The fact that the subject signed while speaking may have helped in these instances as well, since his voice is not characteristic of a deaf person. Photo of "Deaf-blind woman holding a card asking for assistance to cross a street"
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