Four children with bilateral deafness but normal vision, who were accomplished lipreaders, were tested to determine the effect on their speechreading proficiency when visual acuity was artificially decreased. The results indicate that a visual handicap is not per se, a contraindication to instruction in lip reading. As long as visual acuity is 20/80 or better and the distance between persons
... [Show full abstract] attempting to communicate is kept to a maximum of 5 ft, training in lip reading is not contraindicated.