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Very true I hate the FACT many people think they can make descions about my disability :roll: based on my mental illnesses Whats a PG Diploma? I appuld you for it. Ive chosen to chase money(so I can pay for my paralympic dreams) and I like the ability to sleep at night(not stay awake...

Agreed now how to get Able-bodied parents understanding this? :hmm: I gave up with my own parents yonks ago

I identify as Deafblind+ Cerebral Palsy I function as low vision/Hearing impaired and cope well within the Hearing/sighted world I guessed that and I no longer care to be honsent about community politics as getting a job has to come first in MY world. agreed it does sound :barf: ...

I didn't think you were. My parents think its possible. I also want other members here to understand my level of CP and therefore understand my choices around my Deafblindness.

ORRS Is the student centerd funding that gets students into special units/schools etc Conductors are people trained in the therapy(toutur) method called Conductive Education a therapy method that claims that full rehabilitation from cerebral palsy is possible(its not) Realism is good...

This raises the question should there have been Deaf(ASL and Oral) jurories on the Jury? So it was truly a Jury of the little girl's pairs. Sorry Southpaw I have an interest in the legal system and justice system

You missed my point all together as a Deafblind person I want to live in a world where I can go to a restaurant and order my meal in NZSL and the waiter be able tell me the specials in NZSL. Isn't that the point of the NZSL bill/law? What RIGHT does the Deaf community have tell a BUSINESS...

caz12I have to disagree here The indignities Moari have been treated better in recent history than mainstream Disabled Students in the mainstream. At least both Deaf and Moari students have access to specialist education/units and schools. The Ministry of education closed the...

So how are Hearing people meant to learn sign? Or are all Deafies meant to have interpreters everytime you leave the house? If shes NEEDS Specialist DS education I whole heartily agree get her OUT of the Deaf Unit Inclusion is an excuse not to resource kids properly plain and simple...

Sadly I have to agree What I thought Easter of the woods was doing was recommending this parenting style ModerateGMFCS level 4 aiming for level 3 but I will never function like an able-bodied person. And it is very unlikely that I will ever function like I don't have CP. Wouldn't want to...

It's taken a couple days for to be able to response to this calmly Nothing is wrong with being raised full toolbox I plan on raising my children full toolbox including CS for English class Do you know how much it sucks to have everyone pointing what can't do every 5 seconds? as a kid...

my computer ate my rely so heres a shorten 1 I have never met the child in question but know who you are talking about. I believe in the Voice Thru Your Hands method Her mother freely admits that her kids are the reason she set up voice thru your hands and thats why there are no services...

I went to Mainstream schools. I got kicked out of highschool so finished Highschool through correspondence. In my first year of exams at Highschool I started my inductory to Legal secretary certificate level 2. Which I finished 3 years later. I'm now studying at polytech(community college)...

I'm guessing its a bad sign that my tutor can't understand me but moves on with the lesson. There's 2 students in the class. He was knew(we have done Disability rights stuff together) I have CP(so has he) before he agreed to have me in class.

I believe another member was advised NOT to do Roller Derby by their CI team and went againist their advice Hope this helps

Does the state Deaf school have getting know other D/deaf kids days for students educated off site?If so take him They do here Eater of Worlds Are you saying that her child SHOULD/HAS TO be rasied as a Disabled person?

Nor here. I'm lucky to have great grandparents. Replacement equipment is part of MY budgeting Times change for the better Here a lot of services once reserved for the D/deaf are now available for APDers

Found out the software Phonak use for the Insprio and Dynamic is different to the software they use for the Smartlink. Yes that is the microphone I'm talking about. There's two teachers teaching in the classroom.

Will a DynaMic work with a Smartlink(I own both models)? Or do I need to get VR to pay for a Inspiro FM transmitter(As VR funding is capped in NZ at $16,900 a lifetime I don't really want to spend $1,250.00ish on another 2 transmitters)?

:shock:Common sense not use it :shock: All technology/communication choices should be child leaded.So if child doesnt want hearing aids/FM/cochlear implant on today thats fine thats there right theres always tomorrow You would put the FM system on Ebay and get some of your money back...