You mean the authors of A journey to the DeafWorld-Harlan Lane et al? They are U.S. professors!
I am well aware that one of the 100 different "deaf" genes was passed on to me from my father. I could have passed it on to either of my 2 sons. To me this fact has nothing to do with a Cochlear Implant being an "instrument of genocide".
Implanted Advanced Bionics-Harmony activated Aug/07