whats happened in the 1970's is happening right now in the 2010's, with greater variation of results and greater amount of "academic inputs" from other feilds which have had more exposure or 'selected exposures' to the CI-related questions...and much less (now) on SL-related as these are now tended to be berated down to a mere 'social phenomenon' rather than as a 'social problems' or "social isses' it is almost as if, it is prefered not to acknowledge these recurring Deaf issues as a real social issues. these are now basicaly denied, displaced to somewhere else...
i cant say much more on this, mainly because there are actual lack of imperial, or substantial backings to this particularity social mishaps, but strangely or not strangely (depending on your outlook or ability to see pass media hypes), that problems of corruptions in aids to third world countries are taken more seriously as the audience from the west 'would believe those in power in these poor countries ARE probable to be quite greedy or something, it is like more believable' ike id say the OBVIOUS harm done to the many poor there are in plain sight, so the ideas of corruption its ''invitable' to the curious minds, but for d/Deaf people the harm isn't seen, not clear, it makes it difficult for audience to 'believe' there is corruption n the educational system, social welfare , rehabilitation system and so on, as they as 'rulers' are not easily seen to be juxatposed as to the roles of oppressor, when it is explicitly conveyed in media and 'ordinary social discourse' as "helpers" in society , in much the same way as aid workers in the third world countries...it is just that much, a LOT harder to see pass the BS...or roles and contradictive aspects which are seem as "NOT contradictiory", im not even sure what this "phenomeonon' is called in the world of academics, I wish i knew, and I hope that I will find some parrallel to then bring it in to here in AD...but yea well...
Ambrosia and some others. Id like to say something, you CAN'T say there is no "such thing as being treat as mentallay disabled' there is! and it is STILL prevalence in this day...and in the modern world of 'inclusion philosophy' that is now praised and worshipped by those are in special education fields, special education covers ALL sorts of disabilities, with wide range of how it goes from very minor like (dylexsic, (lightly) asperagers, adhds, speech mutes, or stutterers, to small prosthesis wearers (like a 1 foot not, entire leg), to something more serious and to the far end of serious like amputated with NO legs, of Deaf with NO speechs, and NO ASL...or deaf BLInd with NONE...and alot of inbetweens get muddled with 'overcoming themes', blah blah
anyway the inclusion concepts which is Now rampant, DOES lump it all together, DD is Right, and it is slowly 'getting better according to them- the wishy washy unrealistic educationalists) but its getting WORSE for the d/Deaf!...because THAT lumping of the mentally disabled IS being quite subtle, well how subtle??, as subtle as school policy of 'inclusion' they are being sooo clever, careful not to 'discuss how different they really are'...
no body ever questioned the aid-workers, but did anybody questioned king's or princes' lack of empathy? ethics are like international relations and international laws, these are bound and cant be shaken...in this manner how education is now 'run' with the idea of lumping is 'bound' too. I'm not ever sure if this is a good example, probably a very sucky bad example..but if any of you 'gets it' then great...
im off to enjoy a movie...