Pretend toknow signlanguageThrowthings atthem to getattentionOverenunciateGrab theirhands tosilencethemAsk "Whynot get acochlear?"Don't lookat themwhiletalkingCover yourmouth orchew whiletalkingRefer tosomeoneas "hearingimpaired"Say"Oh I'msorry..."Free!Ask themto readlips foryouAsk "Howdo youdrive?"Yell loudlyto testtheirhearingSpeakthroughsomeoneelseAsk aboutcusswords inASLWalk aroundtheirconversationPretend toknow signlanguageThrowthings atthem to getattentionOverenunciateGrab theirhands tosilencethemAsk "Whynot get acochlear?"Don't lookat themwhiletalkingCover yourmouth orchew whiletalkingRefer tosomeoneas "hearingimpaired"Say"Oh I'msorry..."Free!Ask themto readlips foryouAsk "Howdo youdrive?"Yell loudlyto testtheirhearingSpeakthroughsomeoneelseAsk aboutcusswords inASLWalk aroundtheirconversation

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