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Hi all.

I am in Graduate school for Education. I am taking a course to train to be an Intervention Specialist. I am trying to understand some basic ideas about deaf culture. Who can help me to understand this culture? What can I read that will help? I appreciate it.
 
smithdel said:
Hi all.

I am in Graduate school for Education. I am taking a course to train to be an Intervention Specialist. I am trying to understand some basic ideas about deaf culture. Who can help me to understand this culture? What can I read that will help? I appreciate it.
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In this section there is a whole thread on deaf related books. Start there.

Good luck,
Rick
 
smithdel said:
Hi all.

I am in Graduate school for Education. I am taking a course to train to be an Intervention Specialist. I am trying to understand some basic ideas about deaf culture. Who can help me to understand this culture? What can I read that will help? I appreciate it.
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The book list is a great start. There was even a free ebook that was posted on it recently. You might also want to post in the "culture" part of Alldeaf to get more responses. We're sometimes seen to be a bit devoid of culture in the CI and hearing aid section :giggle:
 
R2D2 said:
The book list is a great start. There was even a free ebook that was posted on it recently. You might also want to post in the "culture" part of Alldeaf to get more responses. We're sometimes seen to be a bit devoid of culture in the CI and hearing aid section :giggle:
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Hey, whadda sayin' we ain't got no culture! :))
Rick
 
Thanks

Pete-

Thank you. I graduated undergrad in 1992 with a Pre-Physical Therapy degree. I have been subbing in my local school district for 8 years now. I have finally decided that I love it and just started a Transition to Teaching program where I will be in the classroom in less than 2 years. It is exciting and I am thinking about continuing on in education with deaf Ed. We will see. For now, I want to learn as much as possible. Thanks again.

Desiree
 
Information on cochlear implants and views

Hi all-

I am asking for help from anyone who can give me their views on cochlear implants. do you agree or disagree and why? Thank you for your input.

Desiree
 
Desiree,

CI's are a touchy topic around here, as some deaf are opposed to it, while some are for them. One has to remember that any residuel hearing that one has, if the implant is a failure, the would-be recipient's hearing is gone. It is not correctable. If you ask me, well, I'm going to skirt around and not answer, even though I was a pre-audiology major a few years ago. If a person undergoes this surgery and loses their hearing, they need to understand what went wrong. This is like playing poker with your hearing. Would you do it? I wouldn't.
 
Each person must decide for him or herself if a CI is right for them.

In my case, I had nothing to lose and everything to gain. If I lost what very little residual hearing I had (which I did -- I'm completely deaf without my processors), I could still continue using the same communication techniques I had been using prior to my CIs. For this reason, I went ahead with the surgery and have absolutely *no* regrets.

Prior to my first CI surgery, I had several discussions with my surgeon and audi about my prospects for success. Since I had over 20 years of auditory memory, both my surgeon and audi felt my chances for success were quite good. As it turned out, we also discovered that my blindness played a significant role in my success due to the fact that I already knew how to use my hearing for orientation and daily living tasks, so learning how to hear with my CI came (for the most part) naturally.

For those considering a CI, I encourage you to do your research. Talk to a CI surgeon and audi at a qualified CI center about your hearing history to determine what your chances of success will be. (For some people, success means being able to hear environmental sounds while for others it means being able to talk on the phone.)

Talk to other CI users with a similar hearing loss/deafness background about their experiences.

Most importantly, have high hopes and low expections. Do not expect to hear perfectly when your CI is activated. Learning how to hear with a CI takes patience, persistence and practice (what many CI users call the "3 P's").

Again, each person must decide for him or herself if a CI is right for them. In my case, it was the best decision I've ever made! :)
 
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pek1 said:
Desiree,

............. If you ask me, well, I'm going to skirt around and not answer, even though I was a pre-audiology major a few years ago. If a person undergoes this surgery and loses their hearing, they need to understand what went wrong.
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This is like playing poker with your hearing. Would you do it? I wouldn't.
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If the risks of succes with poker would be the same as the "risk" of succes with CI, I would be playing poker all the time!!
 
pek1 said:
Desiree,

CI's are a touchy topic around here, as some deaf are opposed to it, while some are for them. One has to remember that any residuel hearing that one has, if the implant is a failure, the would-be recipient's hearing is gone. It is not correctable. If you ask me, well, I'm going to skirt around and not answer, even though I was a pre-audiology major a few years ago. If a person undergoes this surgery and loses their hearing, they need to understand what went wrong. This is like playing poker with your hearing. Would you do it? I wouldn't.
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If you don't even have much/any hearing to lose then this is a non issue. Most CI candidates come under that category.
 
R2D2 said:
If you don't even have much/any hearing to lose then this is a non issue. Most CI candidates come under that category.
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This was Drew's situation. He has a genetic loss, with a very low level of residual hearing. Some parents struggle with the residual hearing issue, in Drew's case that was not a concern.
 
pek1 said:
Desiree,

CI's are a touchy topic around here, as some deaf are opposed to it, while some are for them. One has to remember that any residuel hearing that one has, if the implant is a failure, the would-be recipient's hearing is gone. It is not correctable. If you ask me, well, I'm going to skirt around and not answer, even though I was a pre-audiology major a few years ago. If a person undergoes this surgery and loses their hearing, they need to understand what went wrong. This is like playing poker with your hearing. Would you do it? I wouldn't.
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I understand and I see the results of "poker" gone wrong and so many devastated parents. It is not a perfect world when it comes to CIs like some people want to believe.
 
Cloggy said:
If the risks of succes with poker would be the same as the "risk" of succes with CI, I would be playing poker all the time!!
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poker and children's bodies are not the same.
 
smithdel said:
Hi all-

I am asking for help from anyone who can give me their views on cochlear implants. do you agree or disagree and why? Thank you for your input.

Desiree
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Check the threads in this section. You will find lots and lots of opinions divided both for and against. Some of the threads are good and many had degenerated into a serious hot air convention. Most of the objections center around the subject of young children (I will leave it at that...). At least you have been warned...

Personally, I agree with them as very useful tools for hearing especially if one has heard all along whether HOH or hearing. Being a lifelong HOHer, I received my in March of '05. What a trip it has been for me! I couldn't made a better choice for myself (well excepting marriage and my faith :D ). Unlike some of the comments about poker (and references to the odds), I choose it basically as my last grasp to maintain my hearing and ability to communicate with the hearing world pure and simple. I was going deaf anyway so it was why not? It has paid off in spades with a ROI (return on investment) that is out of this world. No regrets...not one iota.
 
Cloggy said:
If you read carefully.... I didn't say that....
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Ok


Anyways, back to topic...about Deaf culture...well signing is very important which is evident. Basically Deaf culture is almost like any culture..we have our own clubs, events, and a sense of community so it is nice. No, it is not perfect but I dont focus on the flaws but on the fun stuff about it. :)
 
Okay, I understand both ways. I think I will say that it would have to be the sole decision of the person receiving the CI. Enough said on my part. :iough:
 
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