Is this true about CIs

This thread started off with a legitimate question, but somehow got turned around into another way that parents are denying CI children their rights.

I guess my DAUGHTER shouldn't have a CI because I'm depriving her of playing FOOTBALL! She doesn't even like to get dirty! LOL
 
MomToDeafChild said:
This thread started off with a legitimate question, but somehow got turned around into another way that parents are denying CI children their rights.

I guess my DAUGHTER shouldn't have a CI because I'm depriving her of playing FOOTBALL! She doesn't even like to get dirty! LOL
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LOL!! Thank you for interjecting some humor where its needed. Indeed, it seems any and every question/post/statement/comment on CI's in this forum becomes a battleground accusing parents of implanted children of either not loving/accepting their children or being abusers, or not subscribing to "whoever is posting at the time's idea of the Deaf Ideal"

Again- thank you, I needed that laugh!
 
MomToDeafChild said:
I'm assuming that based on the CI kids I know, who are all mainstreamed or in TC classes in public schools. That's just my impression!
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Well, I work at a Deaf school and we have children with CIs cuz we provide both ASL and spoken language.

My question got started because that Deaf school has several implanted children so there are some parents that value exposing their children to both worlds.
 
shel90 said:
Well, I work at a Deaf school and we have children with CIs cuz we provide both ASL and spoken language.

My question got started because that Deaf school has several implanted children so there are some parents that value exposing their children to both worlds.
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Shel, do you have any comments on whether or not CI children going to deaf schools suffer more harrassment there than in the mainstreamed setting?
 
shel90 said:
Well, I work at a Deaf school and we have children with CIs cuz we provide both ASL and spoken language.

My question got started because that Deaf school has several implanted children so there are some parents that value exposing their children to both worlds.
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Just because a child doesn't attend a deaf school doesn't mean they can't be exposed to 'both worlds'.
 
Tousi said:
Shel, do you have any comments on whether or not CI children going to deaf schools suffer more harrassment there than in the mainstreamed setting?
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Nope...in fact, some of the non-implanted kids see their friends with CIs and say they want one too. Now, we got kids who are pissed off for not having one. It never ends. LOL! We dont treat them differently at all..everyone is equal so the kids dont pick up from that kind of attitude. That is at the elementary level but the high school level, not sure cuz I dont work there. I can ask around about the older kids.
 
MomToDeafChild said:
Just because a child doesn't attend a deaf school doesn't mean they can't be exposed to 'both worlds'.
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huh? I didnt say that so what are u talking about? Was talking about the parents of our students, that's all.
 
shel90 said:
huh? I didnt say that so what are u talking about? Was talking about the parents of our students, that's all.
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LOL! Took it out of context! That's what I get for reading, typing, and carrying on conversations with the kids over my shoulder...
 
MomToDeafChild said:
LOL! Took it out of context! That's what I get for reading, typing, and carrying on conversations with the kids over my shoulder...
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Oh ha! LOL! Sure deaf kids who are mainstreamed can be exposed to both worlds. Jackie's kids are a perfect example. :)
 
shel90 said:
Dont want to start false info or whatever but I want to ask you if this is true or not before starting this discussion.

My friend who lives in another state told me that one Deaf school there wont have a traditional football team anymore in 5 years so the athletic director is making plans to change it to soccer. I was like why? My friend said cuz of more deaf children with CIs and that they are not allowed to play football. At that school, about 95% of the current elementary age boys have CIs so when they reach high school, there wont be enough boys for a football team.

Is that true that children with CIs cant play football?
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NOT TRUE! Just more in the never ending stream of anti-ci myth and misinformation.

I personally know a ci kid who played football all throughout HS. I personally know ci kids who are currently on scholarship at colleges playing the following sports: lacrosse, baseball, soccer, volleyball and basketball. Plus our friend's son is currently being recruited to play ice hockey next year in college.

As to the person who said you cannot play field hockey with a ci, you are 100% WRONG! My daughter played field hockey from grades 7-12 in high school and in fact, we are going to go see her play on her college's club field hockey team this weekend.
Rick
 
shel90 said:
Oh ha! LOL! Sure deaf kids who are mainstreamed can be exposed to both worlds. Jackie's kids are a perfect example. :)
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My daughter too. We are learning sign (at school and home), yet she is in a mainstream setting. Doing great to boot!
 
rick48 said:
NOT TRUE! Just more in the never ending stream of anti-ci myth and misinformation.

I personally know a ci kid who played football all throughout HS. I personally know ci kids who are currently on scholarship at colleges playing the following sports: lacrosse, baseball, soccer, volleyball and basketball. Plus our friend's son is currently being recruited to play ice hockey next year in college.

As to the person who said you cannot play field hockey with a ci, you are 100% WRONG! My daughter played field hockey from grades 7-12 in high school and in fact, we are going to go see her play on her college's club field hockey team this weekend.
Rick
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HUH? I didnt ask about field hockey. I asked about football. That's why I asked instead of going ahead and making a statement saying "CI cant play football."

Anyways, thanks for answering the question.
 
Tousi said:
And I suppose the fact that the implants getting smaller and smaller all the time helps improve the chances of taking a direct hit?
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Er...I think you meant to say "helps improve the chances of not taking a direct hit?" :D
 
MomToDeafChild said:
Just because a child doesn't attend a deaf school doesn't mean they can't be exposed to 'both worlds'.
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I don't understand how sending a deaf child away to a deaf school is exposing them to both worlds anyway. Can someone explain? Is the exposure to the hearing aspect of it through reading and writing?
 
OT but,
Mom2DeafChild, that's great that you're very pleased with the mainstream placement. Have you hooked up with local Deaf playgroups or things like that? Also be aware that as your daughter grows older, the placement sitution can change. A lot of kids do well early on, and then start having trouble. Just be on the lookout for ANY problems!
Why don't they make a special helmet for implantees? Like obviously, they shouldn't wear the exterior parts of the implant, but why not a helmet that has double extra cushioning for the magnet and internal parts?
 
deafdyke said:
Why don't they make a special helmet for implantees? Like obviously, they shouldn't wear the exterior parts of the implant, but why not a helmet that has double extra cushioning for the magnet and internal parts?
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I asked our surgeon about that 5 years ago, and was told there was 'one in the works', yet I've never heard anything about it again. It's very difficult to find a helmet that fits over the CI (we had to carve out the foam to fit, and it still falls off), and it would be great if there was one you could buy.

Of course, that might prove difficult since not everyone's implant is in the same position, so I don't know how they would do that...
 
Cloggy said:
Actually, with CI you can play allmost any sport.
If you are worried for a bean-ball, you should not let any child play. And even so.... they have helmets - right.
Lotte rides the bike - with a helmet. (As do our other kids.)

It's such a rediculous argument.
Let's not give the child the ability to hear, because it might not be able to do certain sports..
Rubbish.....

A child with CI can do anything - and hear.!!!
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Riding a bike is hardly a contact sport.
 
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