Communicating

Words, words, words…written words I marvel at them, habitually used out of context when trying to describe something, cleverly used to inspire, strengthen, build courage, ambition, hope. Provide laughter, tears stupendous pleasure, cause shock and horror, leave the reader baffled, annoyed or worse…bored.
The use of words written or oral provide 95% of all human communication therefore as species we‘re dependent on the art of communication with words.
So what about the remaining 5% of communicational methods. Well obviously gestures - a smile, frown, flick of the hair or glint in the eye. A kiss, or any other general action contribute to
3%.
Strangely possibly 75% of the world population suffer some form of hearing loss whether they are aware of it or not, and a potential 77% have vision problems. Millions of people round the globe have either little or no hearing or vision, it‘s a sad fact both do tend to deteriorate naturally with the aging process. Other communicational methods are sign language used by the deaf and hard of hearing then of course Braille is used by the blind for reading/writing.
And there is the remaining 2%.
Or is it?
A small number of people world wide (approx 4.6 %) are classed as “deaf blind”, suffering duel loss or limitation of both senses. It’s just figures one could say, but shockingly an equal number of affected people live in modern sophisticated Western societies,
Unable to see or hear adequately they can’t use normal communication, sign language is defunct though Braille can provide access for some to the “written word”. Deaf blind people exist all over the UK America, Australia, Europe you name it, the forgotten people with no access to every day communication with the world, worse than a prison sentence, they live a life of solitary confinement cut off from everything others take for granted, the amazing use of “words and communication”. Up to 60% of duel sensory impaired people are older adults who have lost the use of there senses after having experienced them.
In this wonderful modern technological world where communication is the essence of life helping the forgotten people to communicate is vital.
Raising awareness, learning the art of finger spelling (hand to hand spelling words) is the key….Learning it could change someone’s life, who knows a few years down the line you could be one of the forgotten people finger spelling could change your life too.