title: Someone should know how to use sign language.
abstract: The article 'Audiology and hearing impairment - improving the quality of care' (Art&Science July 14) was very interesting and clearly written. However as the mother of a deaf child who uses total communication - speech, lipreading and British Sign Language, I was amazed that in the section on communication there was no mention of sign language.
authors.affiliation: Wallsend.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gibson