OverenunciateAsk "Whynot get acochlear?"Yell loudlyto testtheirhearingCover yourmouth orchew whiletalkingRefer tosomeoneas "hearingimpaired"Throwthings atthem to getattentionFree!Ask "Howdo youdrive?"Say"Oh I'msorry..."Ask themto readlips foryouWalk aroundtheirconversationPretend toknow signlanguageAsk aboutcusswords inASLSpeakthroughsomeoneelseGrab theirhands tosilencethemDon't lookat themwhiletalkingOverenunciateAsk "Whynot get acochlear?"Yell loudlyto testtheirhearingCover yourmouth orchew whiletalkingRefer tosomeoneas "hearingimpaired"Throwthings atthem to getattentionFree!Ask "Howdo youdrive?"Say"Oh I'msorry..."Ask themto readlips foryouWalk aroundtheirconversationPretend toknow signlanguageAsk aboutcusswords inASLSpeakthroughsomeoneelseGrab theirhands tosilencethemDon't lookat themwhiletalking

Things Not To Do to A Deaf Person - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Over enunciate
  2. Ask "Why not get a cochlear?"
  3. Yell loudly to test their hearing
  4. Cover your mouth or chew while talking
  5. Refer to someone as "hearing impaired"
  6. Throw things at them to get attention
  7. Free!
  8. Ask "How do you drive?"
  9. Say "Oh I'm sorry..."
  10. Ask them to read lips for you
  11. Walk around their conversation
  12. Pretend to know sign language
  13. Ask about cuss words in ASL
  14. Speak through someone else
  15. Grab their hands to silence them
  16. Don't look at them while talking