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7. Understanding communication
This activity covers ‘understanding communication by:
    verbal means (such as hearing or lip reading) alone; or
    non-verbal means (such as reading 16 point print or Braille) alone; or
    a combination of (i) and (ii),
using any aid that is normally, or could reasonably be, used unaided by another person.’
Descriptors
Points
(a) Cannot understand a simple message, such as the location of a fire escape, due to sensory impairment.
15 points*
(b) Has significant difficulty understanding a simple message from a stranger due to sensory impairment.
15 points
(c) Has some difficulty understanding a simple message from a stranger due to sensory impairment.
6 points
(d) None of the above applies.
0 points
*If you satisfy the first 15-point descriptor (a*) above, you qualify as having LCWRA.