oralism
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the Deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.: Compare manualism.
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In the early 80s, oralism (an educational technique with heavy emphasis on lip-reading and speech) was quite popular.
This Is What It Is Like To Be Deaf From Birth | Quora Contributor | December 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAdvocates of oralism said that with enough effort and time, I could learn how to speak and hear.
This Is What It Is Like To Be Deaf From Birth | Quora Contributor | December 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAt this time, my parents were unaware that the choice between oralism and ASL was very political.
This Is What It Is Like To Be Deaf From Birth | Quora Contributor | December 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
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