Pros of Signing only?

[jag]

Do you have any idea what doing kindness to others means to you? It's nice to have interpreters whenever possible, but I cannot stand people like you who thinks we depends on them like we can't do things for ourselves, Well it's not our fault that we are freggin deaf! Did we ever asked to be deaf?

You know it's nice that you think I would not help a person who was having problems communicating, shows how little you know of me. As I stated, a person who has relied on those services all their lives would probably not see it as dependence to have to use them if they had no oral skills. People who have not had to rely on those types of services do see them more as dependence. It's not anyones fault you can't hear but using only ASL would make you dependent more so then a person who has oral skills.

Have a really nice day.

 

[Cheri]

You know it's nice that you think I would not help a person who was having problems communicating, shows how little you know of me. As I stated, a person who has relied on those services all their lives would probably not see it as dependence to have to use them if they had no oral skills. People who have not had to rely on those types of services do see them more as dependence. It's not anyones fault you can't hear but using only ASL would make you dependent more so then a person who has oral skills.

Have a really nice day.

FYI, I don't use ASL only. But, I do see your point of view.

 

[jag]

FYI, I don't use ASL only. But, I do see your point of view.

I should point out that I am dependant on the interpetors when doing my childs IEP. Since she's very delayed we do get by with very basic sign here and teh school's main form of communication is ASL so to have the meeting I need to find a place to see both the interpeter and the staff who hear/speak. Can get kinda interesting.