Throwthings atthem to getattentionGrab theirhands tosilencethemAsk themto readlips foryouAsk "Howdo youdrive?"Pretend toknow signlanguageRefer tosomeoneas "hearingimpaired"Don't lookat themwhiletalkingFree!Yell loudlyto testtheirhearingSay"Oh I'msorry..."Walk aroundtheirconversationAsk "Whynot get acochlear?"OverenunciateCover yourmouth orchew whiletalkingAsk aboutcusswords inASLSpeakthroughsomeoneelseThrowthings atthem to getattentionGrab theirhands tosilencethemAsk themto readlips foryouAsk "Howdo youdrive?"Pretend toknow signlanguageRefer tosomeoneas "hearingimpaired"Don't lookat themwhiletalkingFree!Yell loudlyto testtheirhearingSay"Oh I'msorry..."Walk aroundtheirconversationAsk "Whynot get acochlear?"OverenunciateCover yourmouth orchew whiletalkingAsk aboutcusswords inASLSpeakthroughsomeoneelse

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