jillio
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Is it wrong if I laughed at post #33?
I hope not. I laughed, too. I just hope Bott's prediction doesn't come true cuz I'm too young to die!
Is it wrong if I laughed at post #33?
I hope not. I laughed, too. I just hope Bott's prediction doesn't come true cuz I'm too young to die!
I am sadly shocked to see intolerance in this thread, we are all individuals, what works for you may not be my answer and visa versa. We have no right to judge others on decisions they have made whether it is in regards to signing, lipreading,CI implants, digital, analog, etc, etc. I am grateful to see that most of us are open and tolerant here. I am here to learn and share, and I surely appreciate those who have supported, shared and even questioned me. I have much to learn, I am just beginning to introduce myself to the deaf culture, I am ignorant in many ways, but I hope I never come across as intolerant, if I do, please let me know.
There are always going to be people like that in all walks of life. Some people consider me intolerant and ignorant about some issues. Maybe I am...maybe not.
There are always going to be people like that in all walks of life. Some people consider me intolerant and ignorant about some issues. Maybe I am...maybe not.
Point taken, and you made me laugh too.
When I talked about using headphones to hear music, I was talking about the time BEFORE I started wearing hearing aids.
Besides, neckloops weren't available in 1985 when I started wearing hearing aids.
My first hearing aid audi knew a great deal about hearing aids and had over 30 years experience in the field. I give her alot of credit because she refused to give me CIC, ITC or ITE hearing aids because she knew I was a self-conscious teenager who would never wear them.
Some late deafened people may know sign, but a majority of them do not. This is especially true for the elderly population and people who have difficulty learning new languages.
It isn't as simple as "learning sign language" since there are many factors that determine whether or not someone can learn ASL.
If a person lives in a rural area, ASL classes may not be available.
Furthermore, they may not have anyone they can practice and use sign with.
As for the second sentence in your post, I have no idea what you are talking about. I never implied that one needed to know how to lipread in order to know sign. I'm totally blind and learned PSE, SEE and ASL, so I'm well aware of the fact that it isn't necessary to know lipreading in order to learn sign.
Read my post carefully. I said lipreading and sign are 2 communication techniques that many late deafened people are unfamiliar with.
I am against CI as it takes the deafness out of the deaf and it makes deaf something they are not.
Since this is what jasin believes, I guess I'm not really 100% deaf when I remove my CIs.
I guess I'm not really 100%
Is it wrong if I laughed at post #33?
Deaf who act more like hearing then a deaf are hardly deaf.
I am a bit offended by this post here. This is like saying that I am not deaf at all even without my hearing aids.
Mmmm I guess I was able to hear for 31 years but pretended to be deaf.
I think you need to think before typing things like that.
I wonder who else is a bit offended by that post too?
I am a bit offended by this post here. This is like saying that I am not deaf at all even without my hearing aids.
Mmmm I guess I was able to hear for 31 years but pretended to be deaf.
I think you need to think before typing things like that.
I wonder who else is a bit offended by that post too?
I am a bit offended by this post here. This is like saying that I am not deaf at all even without my hearing aids.
Mmmm I guess I was able to hear for 31 years but pretended to be deaf.
I think you need to think before typing things like that.
I wonder who else is a bit offended by that post too?