I agree, but, what Tousi said is true.
Parents of newly identified deaf/Hoh children are going to be presented with a myriad of options based on how much of a hearing loss the baby/child has. Reality would dictate that a lot of babies are going to be implanted. That may be a given, so therefore, the attitudes you spoke of in your OP will probably be perpetuated. So, I guess, the question becomes..."How does the Deaf community stop that perpetuation?" Fighting against CI's isn't going to work. Maybe the fight should be insuring that every deaf baby grows up knowing ASL and the professionals of the future has knowledge that is friendly to Deaf culture? Since this is often "medicalized", it has to start there. There needs to be a curriculum change to include courses in the history of the Deaf and ASL.
You're not going to effect change until there is understanding. There isn't going to be understanding until Dr's are exposed to Deaf culture and it's history. You can't have an appreciation of something until you experience it or hear of it. If that makes sense?
