The voice behind 600 silent success stories
- Chris McMillan
- Sep 8, 2024
- 1 min read
China Daily
12th June 2024
The voice behind 600 silent success stories
Many people believe that special education teachers for hearing-impaired children primarily teach sign language.
Meet Li Hongjia, 33, who works at Xiaokuihua Rehabilitation Center in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, specializing in hearing recovery and language acquisition. She doesn't know sign language.
Having dedicated over 15 years to assisting hearing-impaired children, Li has helped more than 600 of them learn to speak.
According to her, although many adults with hearing impairments use sign language, for people who don't know sign language, communicating with them can be challenging. This is why Li's been dedicated to teaching listening-impaired children to speak. "Most listening-impaired children have healthy vocal cords," she said. "And with technological advancements and proper and early intervention, they can speak and have various options for their future."
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