A 6 week old baby can't make this decision and their parents are the ones who do. Who do you think should decide for a deaf infant?
Absolutely not. I know families who choose no amplification and ASL as the language of their family. I know families who choose CIs and ASL as the language of their family. I know families who choose spoken language. All of those are amazing choices and can be successful.
Wait, are you claiming that people who use listening technology are no longer deaf? That is absurd.
We tried your world sweetheart, IT DOESN'T WORK!!! If that baby is deaf and learns speech and hears... but not 100% hearing, that child is going to be scarred for the rest of their life ALL BECAUSE THEY WERE FORCED TO BE SOMEONE THEY ARE NOT. I am sure most hearing folks play a HUGE part in that category when it comes to ... hearing aids /CI and speech being forced on them all because hearing folks like you think being D/deaf is a pity and that they need a device to to able to hear "better" or communicate in the hearing world. HAVE YOU HEARD OF other means of communications? I am sure you are aware of pen and paper or text or asl. Speech and hearing aids are not the only options. They may help a little... But they will never FIT IN YOUR HEARING WORLD. Take this from someone who KNOWS!
There are many people who are happy with listening and spoken language, but I am sorry that you were scarred. You deserved access to language.
you still dont get it do you???? you actually think a D/deaf parent would go with this very idea to put their D/deaf child in a spoken language when they are D/deaf too? You are laughable!!!! I have known many deaf families who are against that very idea!!! They embrace their ASL culture and language big time!
I have two Deaf families who have children in our listening and spoken language school. One has bilateral CIs.you still dont get it do you???? you actually think a D/deaf parent would go with this very idea to put their D/deaf child in a spoken language when they are D/deaf too? You are laughable!!!! I have known many deaf families who are against that very idea!!! They embrace their ASL culture and language big time!
BTW I was not the only one scarred! There are thousands if not millions who can attest to what I say about this matter. But as long it's not you or someone you know, you are OK. is all smiles from here. I know your kind.
You ain't fooling me, lol!
And I am sure they were ALL gone-ho about that very idea. Like I said... I know your kind. You aint fooling me.
Why would they place their child in our program if they weren't? One family uses ASL at home and spoken language at school and the other family knows ASL but chooses to use spoken language at school and home.
Of course, they will use asl at home when they are comfortable at their home, spoken language at the school? hmm... that sounds like to me that they wont use ASL because maybe... their school does not have ASL use. And if a family knows asl but use spoken language at school and home.... they are not D/deaf but hoh or hearing.
They have the option of sending their child to the school right down the road that uses ASL. We have one that is housed inside a mainstream school.
Well what is so wrong with giving a COMPREHENSIVE approach with both speech and Sign so there's no bias?!?! Easy, simple. Be childcentered and offer EVERYTHING!
Do you not understand the hard in the hard of hearing?!?!? Are you just parroting the AG Bell line? Speech only will only ever offer PARTIAL access to the hearing world. People like you take the "I'm glad I can talk and hear" line and IGNORE or brush under the rug the social emoitional and fitting in/identity issues b/c you are so fixtated on a Chicken Soup for the Cute Wittle Deaf Kid's Soul mentality. Even the Clarke School Mainstream Conference focuses quite a bit on the severe social emoitional issues mainstreamed and oral kids STRUGGLE with!
Your advice is to ignore what the adults tell me and what they advocate for because one woman on the internet told me to?
I don't know how many more times I can say this; it is not my choice. Your beef is with parents.
The 'adults?" Which ones? The ones who promote inspiration porn to manipulate the feelings of vulnarable parents into chosing an approach simply b/c it's presented as "more normal?" You cannot even RECONIZE the bias b/c you're so devoted to a particular approach!
Um no It's not. Would parents chose speech only if it wasn't promoted via inspiration porn and ablelist langague? B/c it IS!
The adults who teach in listening and spoken language schools. The adults with children in my program. The adults who become audiologists and choose to advocate for listening and spoken language. The adults who speak at Hands and Voices and A.G. Bell and at E.H.D.I. Those adults.