I don't exactly agree with that. I think that a deaf person is capable of anything except hearing. To suggest that just because they are delayed they can't become literate is (I believe) inaccurate. I'ts just going to take more time and effort.
That would not be the case if they became literate.
I completly agree with you on that. If they either choose not to or can't speak then that will limit their options in communicating with the hearing world.
With regards to communication, I agree. For the record what you are calling constant chattering is how we communicate.
