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I am a student learning ASL and taking classes for interpreting. Prior to studying this field, I worked as a pediatric nurse in hospitals, schools and doctors offices. Let me tell you that the average physician has no clue that Deaf Culture exsists. They don't know other options besides the usual medical treatments of aids and CI with speech threapy. They know these things because it is taught to them and promoted through the companies that make these products. Most hearing parents when faced with a deaf child will be told by their pediatrician or family doctor that the child is deaf. Of course they will then be given all the info on how to "correct" this problem but not how to live with it. Perhaps NAD needs to lobby the AMA for Deaf Culture classes in med school so physicans will be aware of the other options available and better advise their patients.

<blockquote data-quote="jabbur" data-source="post: 898425" data-attributes="member: 15619"><p>I am a student learning ASL and taking classes for interpreting.&nbsp; Prior to studying this field, I worked as a pediatric nurse in hospitals, schools and doctors offices.&nbsp; Let me tell you that the average physician has no clue that Deaf Culture exsists.&nbsp; They don't know other options besides the usual medical treatments of aids and CI with speech threapy.&nbsp; They know these things because it is taught to them and promoted through the companies that make these products.&nbsp; Most hearing parents when faced with a deaf child will be told by their pediatrician or family doctor that the child is deaf.&nbsp; Of course they will then be given all the info on how to &quot;correct&quot; this problem but not how to live with it.&nbsp; Perhaps NAD needs to lobby the AMA for Deaf Culture classes in med school so physicans will be aware of the other options available and better advise their patients.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="jabbur, post: 898425, member: 15619"] I am a student learning ASL and taking classes for interpreting. Prior to studying this field, I worked as a pediatric nurse in hospitals, schools and doctors offices. Let me tell you that the average physician has no clue that Deaf Culture exsists. They don't know other options besides the usual medical treatments of aids and CI with speech threapy. They know these things because it is taught to them and promoted through the companies that make these products. Most hearing parents when faced with a deaf child will be told by their pediatrician or family doctor that the child is deaf. Of course they will then be given all the info on how to "correct" this problem but not how to live with it. Perhaps NAD needs to lobby the AMA for Deaf Culture classes in med school so physicans will be aware of the other options available and better advise their patients. [/QUOTE]

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