Chats, Flames, Jokes, Junks. Don't know where to post ? You've just found the right place.
-
PNGMK
- Moderator
- Posts: 9076
- Joined: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 9:06 pm
-
Answers: 10
- Location: Sinkapore
-
Quote
-
0
login to like this post
Post
by PNGMK » Sat, 29 Mar 2014 5:08 pm
I understood her not to be dear and blind her entire life but has lost those senses.
Even if she had been deaf and blind all of her life; just like Helen Keller the vibration of a voice box is a clue about speech and communication.
-
x9200
- Moderator
- Posts: 10073
- Joined: Mon, 07 Sep 2009 4:06 pm
- Location: Singapore
-
Quote
-
0
login to like this post
Post
by x9200 » Sat, 29 Mar 2014 6:23 pm
It's a different thing. A brain of an adult has tremendous difficulty to process this kind of information if not exposed during normal childhood development. It's simply a very vast task. There were cases of people blind from their birth who gained sight in adulthood and ended up in suicide. Simply there is no way an adult brain, any human brain could instantly recognize (process) auditory and visual signals. This takes child's brain min 2 years under normal developmental condition and to a very basic level only. It would be like hooking up a deaf and blind person to a wire that sends signals in some machine code.
-
rdueej
- Regular
- Posts: 91
- Joined: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 4:19 pm
-
Quote
-
0
login to like this post
Post
by rdueej » Sat, 29 Mar 2014 7:03 pm
I think that she would have learnt to lip read over the years ? So now, she would be able to match the lip movements with the new additional signals that she is receiving.
-
x9200
- Moderator
- Posts: 10073
- Joined: Mon, 07 Sep 2009 4:06 pm
- Location: Singapore
-
Quote
-
0
login to like this post
Post
by x9200 » Sat, 29 Mar 2014 7:32 pm
rdueej wrote:I think that she would have learnt to lip read over the years ? So now, she would be able to match the lip movements with the new additional signals that she is receiving.
That's the whole problem: if she is blind (was blind already in her 20ties according to the paper) how can she read lips now? Frankly, even her body movements are not of a blind person. I suspect she is just mildly visually impaired and it started in her 20'ties. Probably a good journalistic work.
-
rdueej
- Regular
- Posts: 91
- Joined: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 4:19 pm
-
Quote
-
0
login to like this post
Post
by rdueej » Sat, 29 Mar 2014 9:29 pm
x9200 wrote:rdueej wrote:I think that she would have learnt to lip read over the years ? So now, she would be able to match the lip movements with the new additional signals that she is receiving.
That's the whole problem: if she is blind (was blind already in her 20ties according to the paper) how can she read lips now? Frankly, even her body movements are not of a blind person. I suspect she is just mildly visually impaired and it started in her 20'ties. Probably a good journalistic work.
I completely missed the part about her being registered blind in her 20s. I think you are right, and it might have just been some visual impairment coupled with a lazy writer.
-
AstinW
- Newbie
- Posts: 1
- Joined: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 6:20 pm
-
Quote
-
0
login to like this post
Post
by AstinW » Sat, 26 Apr 2014 11:59 am
Wow that's a pretty amazing video. Thanks for the share!
-
OrchardWarrior
- Newbie
- Posts: 8
- Joined: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 8:17 am
- Location: Singapore
-
Quote
-
0
login to like this post
Post
by OrchardWarrior » Mon, 05 May 2014 12:15 am
It is the same for deaf people with cochlear implants. It is technically no problem anymore to help a deaf person to hear, but if they did not learn how to recognize speach as a child, they will never be able to learn it later. People talking is just "noise" to them.
-
-
- 6 Replies
- 2947 Views
-
Last post by Haruki
Mon, 25 May 2020 10:18 am
-
-
PR rejected at first time
Replies: 2
First post
:D hi all
I have stayed in Singapore for 3 years
I got rejected PR under my step Father as my sponsor but by the time letter of rejection came in my...
Last post
LTVP will be expired by the end of this year
after that i either no longer have LTVP or reapply for LTVP again
as for stundent pass i find it hard to...
- 2 Replies
- 2972 Views
-
Last post by Luong142
Fri, 17 May 2019 8:56 pm
-
-
Zero locals/PRwith covid19 for the first time today?
Replies: 4
First post
Seems like it's the first time there is zero locals /PR with the covid19.. :D
Last post
Today 3 so far. Ups and downs but hopefully on decline....
I like MOH daily situation reports:
They show the trends we all (with some exceptions)...
- 4 Replies
- 2995 Views
-
Last post by x9200
Fri, 29 May 2020 3:45 pm
-
-
First time renting in SG, need suggestions
Replies: 4
First post
Hi experts,
I have been going through the horror stories of renting in Singapore and have a few questions.
Background: Indian, Couple, 32 moving to...
Last post
$2-$2.5K won’t get you anything nice. Like fatdoggos mentioned, there seems to be a rental shortage right now so your offer will need to be...
- 4 Replies
- 3310 Views
-
Last post by Lisafuller
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 2:43 pm
-
-
First Time Renting Condo 2021
Replies: 2
First post
Hi, I just rent one whole unit of condo. Now I would need to apply for utilities by my own. But not sure how to do it? Anyone can advise me? Any...
Last post
May be useful to consider these options as well.
- 2 Replies
- 2113 Views
-
Last post by Lisafuller
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 7:02 pm
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest