National Society for the Deaf

jillio said:
We can only hope, flip, we can only hope.:cool:
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Yes! I am sure if Loml told us about her childhood and background, her positions would make much more sense. For example I was raised bimodal bilingual, with a slight more weight on the oral part, like many other deaf people have experienced. I am fine with the oral part, and it all has provided me with first hand experience on the different methods out there, and made me vote for all methods. The only place you can find them in one place, is bi-bi programs.

I have noticed that the positions of everyone here makes much more sense when they explain their background. We all often have experiences that have made us belive in one or another thing.

Dicussions here would become so much more interesting and clarifying if we all was brave enough to tell each other what happened in our lives, that made us belive in oralism or bimodal bilingualism. Oralists provide us with stories about their childrens or students, but that's not of any interest, it's their own stories that explains it all. I know it's not easy, and it demands a respectful atmosphere here, but we can hope!
 
flip said:
Yes! I am sure if Loml told us about her childhood and background, her positions would make much more sense. For example I was raised bimodal bilingual, with a slight more weight on the oral part, like many other deaf people have experienced. I am fine with the oral part, and it all has provided me with first hand experience on the different methods out there, and made me vote for all methods. The only place you can find them in one place, is bi-bi programs.

I have noticed that the positions of everyone here makes much more sense when they explain their background. We all often have experiences that have made us belive in one or another thing.

Dicussions here would become so much more interesting and clarifying if we all was brave enough to tell each other what happened in our lives, that made us belive in oralism or bimodal bilingualism. Oralists provide us with stories about their childrens or students, but that's not of any interest, it's their own stories that explains it all. I know it's not easy, and it demands a respectful atmosphere here, but we can hope!
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ASgreed. I too, have been forthcoming with the experiences that have influenced me toward a bi-bi approach. I have no problem with that, and agree that it makes clarification much easier.
 
flip said:
Yes! I am sure if Loml told us about her childhood and background, her positions would make much more sense. For example I was raised bimodal bilingual, with a slight more weight on the oral part, like many other deaf people have experienced. I am fine with the oral part, and it all has provided me with first hand experience on the different methods out there, and made me vote for all methods. The only place you can find them in one place, is bi-bi programs.

I have noticed that the positions of everyone here makes much more sense when they explain their background. We all often have experiences that have made us belive in one or another thing.

Dicussions here would become so much more interesting and clarifying if we all was brave enough to tell each other what happened in our lives, that made us belive in oralism or bimodal bilingualism. Oralists provide us with stories about their childrens or students, but that's not of any interest, it's their own stories that explains it all. I know it's not easy, and it demands a respectful atmosphere here, but we can hope!
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Yea, I agree..I noticed that most deaf posters here opt for the BiBi approach with the exception of a very few who opt for oral only.
 
shel90 said:
Yea, I agree..I noticed that most deaf posters here opt for the BiBi approach with the exception of a very few who opt for oral only.
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Yes, but also the parents here. I am interested to hear their OWN experiences, not the one of their children. They keep on hiding behind their view on their deaf children. Pressure from relatives when getting a deaf child and CODAs with insecure parents can perhaps explain a lot.
 
flip said:
Yes, but also the parents here. I am interested to hear their OWN experiences, not the one of their children. They keep on hiding behind their view on their deaf children. Pressure from relatives when getting a deaf child and CODAs with insecure parents can perhaps explain a lot.
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True. Or their own lack of experience with deafness. Basing their decisions on the only thing they know: hearing. How they reacted when told that their child was deaf. What was the first thought that came into their mind. Lots of things can give those answers. However, they don't seem to be willing to share that information with us.
 
jillio said:
True. Or their own lack of experience with deafness. Basing their decisions on the only thing they know: hearing. How they reacted when told that their child was deaf. What was the first thought that came into their mind. Lots of things can give those answers. However, they don't seem to be willing to share that information with us.
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Would be a lot more honest and straightforward if they can share their experiences here with us instead of telling us this or that about Deaf people and ASL.
 
shel90 said:
Would be a lot more honest and straightforward if they can share their experiences here with us instead of telling us this or that about Deaf people and ASL.
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Wonder why they are so reluctant?
 
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