As an adult implantee, my experiences with the Deaf community have been very positive. Before I received my first CI, I was concerned about how members of the Deaf community would perceive me. Would they reject me because of my CI? Long story short, they didn't. In fact, several people told me they respected my decision 100% even though it wasn't a choice they would have made for themselves. In terms of spreading misinformation about CIs, it has been my experience that those who are guilty of this have not educated themselves -- or simply choose to believe what they want to believe regardless of the truth. I don't worry about those who belong to the latter group because in the end, a person needs to be happy with themselves and the choices they make.
