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I agree! I wish more of them understood that the majority of raised oral only folks DID NOT consciously  choose that path. Sheesh........it's not MY fault that the doctors told my parents not to Sign with me.  I do think however, that one thing that has turned Deaf Extremists off of orally skilled dhh, is the attitude of the stereotypical oral deaf person. I'm not talking about someone who is orally skilled. Rather I am talking about the people who act very "high and mighty" , and look down on Sign b/c they are so orally gifted and so "better educated" then Sign using Deaf.

I find it really ironic that there are Deaf extrmists out there who claim that orally skilled dhh aren't really deaf............that is a HEARING attitude. Sure I can hear and talk realtively well........but that doesn't mean that I look down on ASL and Deaf culture, or that I can't benifit or enjoy being Deaf.


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