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Do you think this will be a viable option in the future? I am deaf because I don't have the cilia. Cochlear Gene Therapy: Where We Are, and Where We are Going

I will be going up to RIT this weekend to conduct interviews about deaf culture. If anyone is up there and would like to talk about being interviewed, please let me know!! Also, if anyone speaks and knows sign language, please let me know, as I might be interviewing people who sign and I would...

I actually don't have a child but I am deaf and do not know sign, but am trying to learn, so that one day, in case I do have a child who is deaf, they could learn both ways. I've heard that this is controversial, and I may be ignorant about it all, but I am very interested in learning more now...

I am from San Antonio too, but I go to school in a town a few miles north of Austin. I go back there to see my family a lot, and will be moving back when I graduate.

People forget that I can't hear (I read lips) because I speak as though I don't have a loss at all...it gets old and frustrating to constantly have them turn around and have to remind them to face me, but it works...

Alternatives Have you thought of perhaps doing some, if not all, courses from home via distance education? That way you can work at your own pace until your academic skills can develop to a level matching your peers. You can study what you are interested in, and use learning teachniques that...

If you are deaf, but don't know sign, and you have a deaf child, how do you decide whether or not to teach them orally or through sign language? Also, how would you decide whether to give them a CI or a hearing aid?

Hi All! I am a student at Southwestern in Texas. I am very interested in learning more about deaf culture, since I am deaf, but have never really had the chance to be around other deaf people. I would love to chat with people and learn about your lives as deaf individuals. Have a great day! :cool: