And now you are feeding into that very justfication. BTW, my experiences did not end 20 years ago, they only began there. They continue today. And when one doesn't see anything changing in that 20 year span of experience and interaction, it is indeed valid. You are simply validating the "My child is different because the technology has changed." argument that so many hearing parents use. As I said in my OP, technology has changed, but the soul and the needs of the deaf child have not. Perhaps the issue is not one hearing parent finding another that can understand them, but of creating hearing parents that better understand the experience of their deaf child.
