Refer tosomeoneas "hearingimpaired"Free!Throwthings atthem to getattentionAsk "Howdo youdrive?"Grab theirhands tosilencethemSay"Oh I'msorry..."Ask aboutcusswords inASLCover yourmouth orchew whiletalkingDon't lookat themwhiletalkingOverenunciateSpeakthroughsomeoneelseWalk aroundtheirconversationYell loudlyto testtheirhearingPretend toknow signlanguageAsk "Whynot get acochlear?"Ask themto readlips foryouRefer tosomeoneas "hearingimpaired"Free!Throwthings atthem to getattentionAsk "Howdo youdrive?"Grab theirhands tosilencethemSay"Oh I'msorry..."Ask aboutcusswords inASLCover yourmouth orchew whiletalkingDon't lookat themwhiletalkingOverenunciateSpeakthroughsomeoneelseWalk aroundtheirconversationYell loudlyto testtheirhearingPretend toknow signlanguageAsk "Whynot get acochlear?"Ask themto readlips foryou

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