Art and Hearing Impairment

In the absence of one sense, the other senses become stronger as they compensate for and take the place of the missing sense. For those who have hearing impairment or are deaf, the visual world takes on even more significance. Art is not just about creating a pretty picture or object, it can communicate complex emotions and ideas. Depending on when hearing loss occurred, people with hearing impairment or deafness frequently also experience problems with speech. Art provides unlimited avenues through which to communicate.


                                "Silence"
Painting by Louisella Zucotti, an artist who is deaf.
http://www.istc.cnr.it/mostralis/eng/pannello26.htm

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Art-Teaching Tips for Students with Hearing Impairment 

These are both general classroom guidelines for those with hearing impairment, and 
specific tips for teaching art to those with this specific disability.

Creative Projects for Students with Hearing Impairment

Useful Resources

http://deafpah.blogspot.ca/2012/11/serigo-lavo-luisella-zuccotti-deaf.html
National technical Institute for the Deaf

Sources, & Supporting Research

De'Via: Investigating Deaf Visual Art
by Patti Durr

Art Therapy and Writing with Deaf Children (Journal of Independent Social Work)
Volume 4, Issue 2, 1990

'Effecting Change; Disability, Culture and Art?'
by Colin Barnes