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ommuication
is a fundamental aspect of human development and it continues as such
throughout life. We communicate in a multitude of ways, a smile, a handshake, a
lullaby. We have the language of love, body language, the language of poetry
which, like that of poet E.E.
Cummings 1,
is often cryptic and ambiguous. Every bit of it open to interpretation and, we
have to work at understanding. Perhaps one our greatest communications
challenges comes when we encounter what is to us a foreign language. The need to
communicate may be imperative, the experience frustrating if not maddening.
Consider, then, the struggle for the deaf and hearing impaired of any culture,
trying to communicate in even their own native language. Every bit open to
interpretation and mis-understanding, on either side. We really do need
to work at it . . .
The Osmonds - Second Generation sang for the deaf children and
Justin Osmond, who is also hearing impaired, helped organize the event and was honored by Chairman, Alan Osmond.