People would often attribute persons with deafness as 'mute' individuals due to their frequent use of non-verbal communication strategies.A qualitative research design was utilized as the framework, while the research procedure consisted of a digital semi-structured interview for the participant with deafness and a focus group discussion for the Non-PWD participants.The researcher answers the question: How do students with deafness and Non-PWD peers promote inclusion through non-verbal communication strategies?The emerging themes revealed that students with deafness are provided with poor assistive services, and that there are issues involving the lack of social inclusivity in mainstream schools.Non-PWDs have shown initiative to shatter communication barriers by obliterating the stigma of communicating with students with deafness.