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Rebecca Ladd, the executive director of community services at the Deaf Society of New South Wales says that the biggest impact on Australia's deaf community has been the advent of SMS. "In my organisation, one-third of our staff are deaf. We sign every day, but we also use SMS all the time; it has just revolutionised our communication."

"Many deaf people have problems with written English," Des Power says. "They are most comfortable with signing, so any kind of opportunity to sign over distance is just the answer to their prayers. But the informal language used in texting is great for them."

via the The Sydney Morning Herald.

emily | 6:35 PM | SMS for Deaf/Disabilities |
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