The Root Of The Cochlear Implant Debate "cyborgs"

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A fair bit, but career and a large degree of my life revolves around sound. My dependence on my HAs is absolute.
 
C-NICE said:
A fair bit, but career and a large degree of my life revolves around sound. My dependence on my HAs is absolute.
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if you're going to answer someone's question its polite to quote the question in your posts for other readers.

a fair bit of what?

and their you go, WE oppose the very idea of absolute dependence on a device ie manufactured dependence...

to be proud of being dependent is rather well...
(shakes head)
 
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A fair bit, but career and a large degree of my life revolves around sound. My dependence on my HAs is absolute.
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A fair bit... meaning? You know how to ask where the bathroom is... or can you manage an in depth conversation such as the one you are having with hoichi in sign?
 
I can converse to reasonable degree. Enough to get by but getting by I am not very fond of and never have been. To describe my world My TV is so loud that it can be heard down the block, I just got a caption phone & my wife has to be my ears half the time. The doctors tell me thing will only get worst. I am techie and that is why I find CIs fascinating as well as all computer technology. If I am a cultist I am technology cultist all technology.
 
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I can converse to reasonable degree. Enough to get by but getting by I am not very fond of and never have been. To describe my world My TV is so loud that it can be heard down the block, I just got a caption phone & my wife has to be my ears half the time. The doctors tell me thing will only get worst. I am techie and that is why I find CIs fascinating as well as all computer technology. If I am a cultist I am technology cultist all technology.
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I see... so where did you learn sign?
 
There was a special program. To it up after my diagnosis. I get highly upset about the diagnosis part.
 
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There was a special program. To it up after my diagnosis. I get highly upset about the diagnosis part.
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Alright... and did your classes cover deaf history?
 
I am a ware of the draconian policies of the past, but this is the 21st century. My mom had a saying "I pay the cost to be the boss". I just do not think some individual have come to terms that parents of CI Children "Pay the cost to be the boss".
 
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I am a ware of the draconian policies of the past, but this is the 21st century. My mom had a saying "I pay the cost to be the boss". I just do not think some individual have come to terms that parents of CI Children "Pay the cost to be the boss".
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That in no way has answered my question...
 
I have studied deaf history. What I meant by my answer is that a parent has a responsibility to do what is best for their individual children and should not be judged for their choices (If they choose the CI over sign, they make that choice).
 
C-NICE said:
I am a ware of the draconian policies of the past, but this is the 21st century. My mom had a saying "I pay the cost to be the boss". I just do not think some individual have come to terms that parents of CI Children "Pay the cost to be the boss".
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the polices of isolation and keeping Deaf children away from Deaf children "some that they do not revert back to being Deaf" is ongoing and present. some of the works i cited are in the last 5 years.

so rather then just "i dont think" instead open yourself up to learning and accepting as valid what another culture is stating to you in regards to what is happening.
 
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C-NICE said:
I have studied deaf history. What I meant by my answer is that a parent has a responsibility to do what is best for their individual children and should not be judged for their choices (If they choose the CI over sign, they make that choice).
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depriving babies and Deaf children of sign language acquisition is most certainly NOT in the best interest fo the child, and society judges parents all the time in regards to their practices towards their children.

would you accept organizations keeping gay children away from other gay children? so that they don't "revert back to being gay"? how about blacks? how about natives?
how about any minority?
 
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I have studied deaf history.
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How have you studies deaf history, what eras and areas have you studied... what books, classes, or the like have to gone through?
 
Again the parents get to make that choice. Hour can only deicide for your kids (That is your right), Other parents get to decide for theirs. You do not control them. At the end of the day it is each individual parents choice to implant or not implant.
 
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