Cloggy
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"fellow deafie"... why would there be an instant need to talk to someone who's deaf.. ??? That's rediculous.1. Child was unilaterally implanted.
2. Child was implanted when she was a year old.
3. Parents signed with the child upon learning that she was deaf; early infancy. BUt did they know sign from before?
4. I can't answer this as I don't know. To be fair, I'm not going to speculate.
Regardless, I find it absolutely a shame that a parent will not learn sign for their child simply because it's "hard". That's a cop out; an absolute cop out.
I also find it sad that parents don't continue signing with their deaf child, because the child is deaf. What happens when that child is confronted with a signer, but can not sign themselves? This is my point. You'll have a deaf child who cannot converse with a fellow deafie simply for lack of sign. I find that incredibly sad. Incredibly sad.
She can chat with any hearing person that she meets... How much connection would she feel to a deaf person that only knows sign?
Probably about as much connection I would feel to a Dutch person that only speaks Chinese.