This is a presentation intended for people who work or who wish to work with Deaf people.

1. Panagunahing mga
Pangangailangan
ng mga Bingi
Basic Needs of the Deaf
Ms. Joy L. Cristal, M.A. Psychology, RGC

2. Pangunahing mga Pangangailangan
ng mga Deaf
 1. MAUNAWAAN
 2. ITURING BILANG INDIBIDWAL
 3. PAHALAGAHAN ANG NAGAGAWA SA PAMANTAYAN NA
KATULAD NG MGA SA NAKAKARINIG
 4. MAPAGLINGKURAN NG MGA TUNAY NA PROPESYONAL
SA LAHAT NG LARANGAN.
 5.BIGYAN NG SAPAT NA PANAHON
 6.ITURING BILANG KAPANTAY AT KAISA
 7. MATUTONG MAKISALAMUHA
 8.MAGKAROON NG MGA PAGKAKATAONG NAAANGKOP SA
MGA KAKAYAHAN
 9. TANGGAPIN BILANG KATUWANG SA MGA PROGRAM AT
PROYEKTO
 10. BIGYAN NG PANTAY NG SERBISYO AT PAGKAKATAON

3. Basic Needs of the Deaf
1. MAUNAWAAN (To be understood)
1.1 Communication
Message
Deaf Sender Hearing Receiver
Hearing Sender Deaf Receiver

4. MAHALAGA SA MGA BINGI
(Important for Deaf people)
1. Clear communication/no barrier
2. Eye contact
3. Clear facial expression
4. Simple sentence
5. Better to use English than Tagalog
6. Provide explanation not just yes or no
7. Listen to the feeling of the Deaf
(be sensitive)

5. Basic Needs of the Deaf
1.2. Understanding the impact of deafness on
the physical, social, vocational, emotional &
spiritual growth & functioning of the person.
Ex. Low Reading & Writing Skills (due to late
language development)
PLEASE DO NOT LAUGH AT THE DEAF WHEN THEY
WRITE WRONG ENGLISH.
Poor reading and writing skills make it difficult for
the Deaf to get employed. PLEASE LOOK AT
THEIR OTHER IMPORTANT SKILLS NOT THEIR
READING AND WRITING.

6. Basic Needs of the Deaf
2. ITURINGBILANG MGA
INDIBIDWAL
(To be treated as individuals)
2.1. Deaf as humans with rights & dignity.
2.2. Deaf people are only different. They are not
abnormal.
2.3. Deaf people are not all the same. They have
different personalities, moods, backgrounds,
opinions, etc.

7. Basic Needs of the Deaf
3. PAHALAGAHAN ANG
NAGAGAWA SA PAMANTAYAN NA
KATULAD NG MGA SA
NAKAKARINIG To be held to the
same standards of performance as
their hearing peers.)
3.1. Deaf people have the same
range of potentials as hearing people
but they don’t get enough
opportunities.

8. Basic Needs of the Deaf
3.2. Teachers and parents must
challenge the Deaf to develop
themselves but teachers must
give them enough support.
3.3. It is not fair to lower the
expectations for the Deaf.

9. Basic Needs of the Deaf
4. MAPAGSILBIHAN NG MGA
TUNAY NA PROPESYONAL SA
LAHAT NG LARANGAN.
(To be served by real professionals in all
areas.)
4.1. Teachers, counselors, psychologist,
interpreters, social workers etc. must be
real & competent professionals.
4.2. Hopefully, professionals serving the
Deaf know about Deaf Culture.

10. Basic Needs of the Deaf
4.3. People who provide
services for the Deaf must
not view them as “cheap” or
“lower class”.

11. Basic Needs of the Deaf
5. BIGYAN
NG SAPAT NA
PANAHON. (To be allowed time.)
5.1. Due to the uniqueness of deafness, Deaf
people need time.
Ex. Interpreting from spoken to sign language
needs time. As a consequence, the Deaf might
respond late. The Hearing person should speak at
moderate speed when communicating through an
interpreter.

12. Basic Needs of the Deaf
Interpreter
VOICE INTERPRET
SIGN for the Deaf
for the Hearing
Nagsasalita
NAGSESENYAS
Hearing person Deaf person

13. Basic Needs of the Deaf
5.2. Many Deaf people lack skills
due to their previous educational
experience. They may need more
time to acquire new skills.

14. Basic Needs of the Deaf
 6. ITURING BILANG KAPANTAY AT
KAISA (To be held equal, to be
integrated.)
6.1. Deaf people are also children of
God like hearing people.
6.2. Deaf people and hearing people
are equal to each other. Deaf people are
not inferior to the hearing people.

15. Basic Needs of the Deaf
6.3. Deaf people must not be marginalized
(pushed out of the center). They should be
given roles and place in the society.
Hearing world
Hearing person
Deaf person

16. Basic Needs of the Deaf
7. MATUTONG MAKISALAMUHA (To
achieve social maturity)
7.1. Deaf people must be allowed to
interact with people. Hearing families
should not HIDE their deaf children.
7.2. Deaf people need to find their
DEAF identity by interacting with other
Deaf people and belonging to Deaf
Community.

17. Basic Needs of the Deaf
7.3. Deaf people share a
language and a culture. They have
unique ways. Every Deaf child has
a right to use sign language and
belong to Deaf culture.
7.4. Deaf people must be
allowed to become independent.

18. Basic Needs of the Deaf
8.MAGKAROON NG MGA
PAGKAKATAONG NAAANGKOP SA
MGA KAKAYAHAN (To attain
opportunities commensurate with capacities)
8.1. Deaf people can acquire work skills if
they are trained.
8.2. Deaf people must be hired for a job if
they are qualified. Being Deaf must not be a
reason why employers will reject them.

19. Basic Needs of the Deaf
9. TANGGAPINBILANG KATUWANG
SA MGA PROGRAM AT
PROYEKTO ( To be accepted as partners in
programs & projects)
9.1. Deaf people must not only be receivers of
programs & projects.
9.2. Deaf & hearing people should work
together in programs & projects.
9.3. Deaf people are not useless helpless
disabled!

20. Basic Needs of the Deaf
10. BIGYAN NG PANTAY NG
SERBISYO AT PAGKAKATAON ( To
be given equal service opportunities)
10.1 Deaf people (like hearing people)
need services such as

21. Basic Needs of the Deaf
 Legal services (service of lawyers
INTERPRETERS in courts)
 Educational services
 Medical services
 Rehabilitation centers
 House or shelter for the abused
Many of these services are available only
for hearing people.

22. Reference:
 Excerpt from the article of William R.
Boyce, Consultant Deaf & HH, Office of
Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of
Health Education & Welfare.

23. Thank You!