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Deaf Space
• https://www.gallaudet.edu/campus-
design-and-planning/deafspace
• Communication barriers
• Environments that promote visual
communication
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Challenges and Solutions
• Lighting
• Color
• Clutter
• Movement
• Space
• Acoustics
• Physical barriers
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Other things to consider
• Seating
• Mobility and proximity
• Visual cues:
– Calendars
– Schedules
– Charts
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• Helps the individual to learn new things and broaden
their interests
• Provides tools that allow the individual to use skills in
a variety of settings
• Increases the individual’s flexibility
• Helps the individual to develop independence and
increase self-esteem
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Visual Cues
Visual Calendars and Schedules
• Change to the routine
• What is happening next
• Lessen anxiety
• Increase trust
• Visualize steps in a specific task
• Inform of a task that needs to be completed
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Visual Calendars
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Dollar bills
= pay day
Cake
= birthday
Images
= holidays
Days of the
week and
numbers in
ASL
Citations
• Gallaudet University Deaf Space. Retrieved from
https://www.Gallaudet.edu
• Career Force Library. Visual strategies for Deaf
and Hard of Hearing people. Retrieved from https://
www.careerforce.org
• Disability Navigator. Tips for communicating with
the deaf. Retrieved from
https://www.disabilitynavigator.org
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