Submitted by Beth Wilson, RI SHHH
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Lipreading Reality
nLipreading is only successful when
uthe speaker never moves
uall the words are known
uthe words are predictable
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nOnly 1/3 of speech is visible on the lips
An “expert” lipreader is guessing at 66% of what is said!
nLipreading is critical to understanding
nLipreading is a tool that helps
nLipreading cannot be the only accommodation