Hearing loss is one of modern society’s most understated and overlooked clinical conditions, with several hundred million people (per WHO) around the world requiring rehabilitation to address “disabling hearing loss.” Another large segment of sign language user is ‘hearing nonverbal children.’ They are nonverbal due to conditions such as down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, trauma, and brain disorders or speech disorders.
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Mannat Vikramaditya Jain (2024) studied this question.
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