a Deaf view on CI -- video

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Wow, this was a great video, highlands! And I so agree that parents need to be in contact with the Deaf community as soon as they discover their child is deaf. Too many parents are recieving only one side of the picture before making a decision.
 
jillio said:
Wow, this was a great video, highlands! And I so agree that parents need to be in contact with the Deaf community as soon as they discover their child is deaf. Too many parents are recieving only one side of the picture before making a decision.
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yes,that's a two way street :)
 
I agree too which is why the family ed dept of my work is trying to collaborate with John Hopkins University about informing the parents of all the options but John Hopkins is very resistant. The rep keeps talking about how we represent ASL and how it will interfere with speech or spoken language therapy. :roll:
 
Good video, :ty: Highlands. He is passionate but explains his idea with reason and thought (I think).

And he is right: Deaf/HoH babies are "normal" - no need for hospital. My parents knew I was very HoH after the newborn hearing test. I am they and everyone knew I am "normal" (or similar! :P). I don't understand so much ignorance from his doctor. Scary.
 
Really good video... I am glad that his parents look for BOTH sides instead of listen doctor´s recommendation.

Like what I often said in several CI threads that Experts´ opinions are not alway correct.
 
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I agree too which is why the family ed dept of my work is trying to collaborate with John Hopkins University about informing the parents of all the options but John Hopkins is very resistant. The rep keeps talking about how we represent ASL and how it will interfere with speech or spoken language therapy. :roll:
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That rep needs to take a look at the most recent research. And the doctors need to remember their oath to do no harm. By refusing to give parents the information they need to make informed choices, they are doing harm to the patients they implant by creating a situation that is liguistically restictive. The literacy rates and research support that.
 
Excellent video. I think the hearing parents should be informed about the deaf community. I've heard my own mother say about deaf children being placed in classes for MR was because they learned so little in class that they belonged in there. I disagree. Some people are harder to educate than others.
 
jillio said:
That rep needs to take a look at the most recent research. And the doctors need to remember their oath to do no harm. By refusing to give parents the information they need to make informed choices, they are doing harm to the patients they implant by creating a situation that is liguistically restictive. The literacy rates and research support that.
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All they see is that by learning ASL is not putting the CI in good use that it was intended for and that it would be a waste of money. :roll: It seems like they care more about the functioning of the device than the children themselves.
 
shel90 said:
All they see is that by learning ASL is not putting the CI in good use that it was intended for and that it would be a waste of money. :roll: It seems like they care more about the functioning of the device than the children themselves.
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Exactly. It seems as if the children are seen as a vehicle to demonstrate the CI and nothing more.
 
great video, and not hypocritical because it was subtitled for hearing people! =D I agree 100%.
 
It would be perfect if not for "let the child decide"... the last shows lack of understanding why the early implantation makes such a difference.

Fuzzy
 
Audiofuzzy said:
It would be perfect if not for "let the child decide"... the last shows lack of understanding why the early implantation makes such a difference.

Fuzzy
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Please clarify what you mean by that before I speak out.
 
Audiofuzzy said:
It would be perfect if not for "let the child decide"... the last shows lack of understanding why the early implantation makes such a difference.

Fuzzy
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I don't know but I will say what Audiofuzzy meant.

It would be prefect if parent forces implant on child without hearing their feeling so it make a lot of different?

fuzzy, help me out understand what you meant
 
Audiofuzzy said:
It would be perfect if not for "let the child decide"... the last shows lack of understanding why the early implantation makes such a difference.

Fuzzy
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Not all people opt for early implantation. Many deaf people have turned out fine without CIs so can future deaf kids.
 
shel90 said:
Not all people opt for early implantation. Many deaf people have turned out fine without CIs so can future deaf kids.
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Great! Because Audiofuzzy said these like that. Really it was misinformation for her. Look at me, I don't have CI and I am turning out just fine. My wife has CI but don't use it a lot due of needing adjust mapping. She is doing fine without CI and with CI.

Thanks
 
Audiofuzzy said:
It would be perfect if not for "let the child decide"... the last shows lack of understanding why the early implantation makes such a difference.

Fuzzy
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No it doesn't. The video shows an understanding of why early language input is necessary, and details the fact that language is the issue, not spoken langauge. In addtition, it addresses the more complicated social and psychological issues that continually escape your understandign.
 
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