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No, not all hearing people can either! Reading lips is not something specifically that Deaf people can do, it is something that Deaf people HAVE done and sometimes need to do in order to exist and participate in a conversation where signing is not an option. Most people can not read lips, it is also virtually impossible to read lips accurately 100%.
So the Deaf, those who cannot speak as well as those who do and those who won't, have come to the decision that deaf-mute is offensive. Fine, I won't use it, not that I ever have, and if I need to I'll use the term Deaf who cannot speak.