faire jour.....that's exactly what I've been saying...... I do think many parents who chose oral only are still subconsciously grieving the loss of a "healthy normal" kid.
AMEN! As a hoh kid who was raised oral only (and is an aural learner to BOOT!)
having oral speech as the only tool in the toolbox is like assuming that if you're a great driver with optium conditions, you'll be a good driver under any conditions. Its like....say you were really good at math, but bad in English. You wouldn't be edcuatd by exclusively focusing on the defiect in English would you?
Also, with ASL dhh kids can function both WITH AND WITHOUT hearing aids/CIs!
They will also be *faint* BILINGAL. I find it amusing that the same people who are "OH if my child uses ASL or speechreading they'll use it as a crutch!" would jump for their kids to be bilingal in French or another spoken language.
Not to mention, ron that most wheelchair users are PART TIME users. A wheelchair does NOT provide you with a "crutch" ....it provides you with FREEDOM. Too tired to walk a long distance? Can't keep up with walking? USE A WHEELCHAIR!
