Role of Communication

1. Sign Language - American Sign Language, Malaysian Sign Language, and so on.
2. Fingerspelling.
3. Speech/Auditory - Lipreading.
4. Writing and Reading.
5. Visual Aids - audiovisual equipments.
   - chalkboard and colored chalks.
   - pictures, charts and posters.
   - models and objects.
6. Devices. 1. Phone Communication.
   a) Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD).
   b) Teletypewriters for the Deaf (TTY).
   c) Ringing Signals.
   d) Amplifiers.

   2. Signaling Devices.
   a) Wake-up Alarms - Flash alarm clock, bed vibrator, and alarm timer attached to lamps.
   b) Doorbell Signallers.
   c) Smoke/Fire Alarm.
   d) Burglar Alarm.
   e) Siren/Horn Alert.
   f) Baby Cry Signaller

   3. Computer.
   a) Internet - e-mail, chat, and video conference.
   

   4. Hearing Aids.
   a) Behind-the-ear.
   b) Body (chest).
   c) With eyeglasses.
   d) All-in-the-ear.

   5. Headset Amplifiers.
   a) Infro-red System.
   b) FM System.
   c) Audio-Loop System.

   6. Telecaption Adapter/Recorder "TV Decoder".

7. TTY Relay Service.
8. Captioned Films/Videotapes.
9. Hearing Dogs.
10. Interpreting Services. a) Sign Language Interpreting.
    b) Oral Interpreting.
    c) Interpreting for Deaf/Blind.

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This webpage is created by Kuala Lumpur Society of the Deaf.

Kuala Lumpur Society of the Deaf, 9B, Komplek Perniagaan Sri Selangor,
Jalan Sang Peng, 55300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel : 03 - 2230690 / Fax : 03 - 2226536