I'm not. I'm in favor of a full tool box approach. ASL being one of those "tools". Many hearing parents of deaf children implant, and, go the oral only route. We've yet to see what impact that will have on them in the future. We know from the past, however, that deafies exposed to AVT and oral only with HAs, didn't fair so well. They grew up "functional" in some sense, but they also grew up lacking and wanting for more' wanting for a sense of belonging somewhere. I fully admit I don't know what it's like to live between two worlds, but, I can imagine it's not fun or easy.
Further more, I find it incredibly ironic that the only people here giving me a hard time about what I believe, my views, ect, are you, Faire_Jour, and Grendel. I'm not sure about you, but I know that FJ and Grendel are also hearing. Ah, well. Like I said, I know what I believe. I know that not every deaf person is going to accept me, and that's fine. I'm not here to prove anything to anyone. I just wish the best for all. I do my best to put myself in the other person's shoes and go from there. If that makes me wrong in some eyes, so be it.
Moving on....
