YAY! They may be reluctant and say "Oh you don't need that....you're too high functioning" (whatever that means) You're doing just fine without all those specialized things. You have a RIGHT to good quality accomondations, and to discover if those things will help you. I don't think you'll need to be placed full time in the program. (dhh programs often have self contained classrooms, as well as students who attend hearing classes with 'terps) but if they have a deaf studies class and or an ASL class those are something that could DEFINTILY help you. Argue that you want to become fluent in ASL to be proactive just in case you lose more hearing...as well as the fact that the more tools you have the better......Maybe too you could argue that it could give you an edge... the more tools you have, the easier it will be for you to learn and thus achieve. Also argue that you have the right to learn how to function without your hearing aid. Right now you're HA dependent. ASL will give you freedom, in that it will give you the abilty to function without your hearing techonolgy. The world is not a soundbooth....technology has it's limits...you always will have your hands! I know you know this, but hearing teachers/admins who think ASL is obsolete or not useful now that we have technology don't. You might get the argument that Sign is obsolete, and there's no reason to learn it....In which case you could bring up the Braille argument.... For ages Braille was very unpopular in Blind ed....It was argued that it was obscure and that technology (ie books on tape, screen readers, large print) would drive it to extinction. (sound familiar?) I know someone who even went to Perkins School for the Blind and NEVER learned Braille! Anyway, a few years ago they did some research.. The blind community has a very high rate of unemployment...Of those who were employed most were Braille fluent!
That could be true for Dhh........(ASL unpopular in Deaf ed but fluency in it could lead to advantages or an "edge")
I'm not saying that ASL is the ONLY piece of the puzzle.....There are many different pieces of the puzzle.....But ASL could be a REALLY important piece of the puzzle for you. You've already got Honors classes......Hearing colleges aren't really all that impressed by HOH kids who went through the mainstream any more, the way they did in the '60's and '70's, unless of course they're REALLY high acheivers...(like super highly gifted...Think say a deaf Sheldon Cooper) There are other pieces of the puzzle that could give you an edge....
With the dime a dozen high acheivers, colleges are looking for people who stand out or who have special skills........
