More importantly, I wish a majority would accept that a non-signing choice can be a valid choice, if not the one they would prefer. It's very uncomfortable to be present for a rant against cochlear implants (in all ways and all forms, that is - I don't have a problem with people pointing out specific issues or situations with CIs that are problematic) and see everyone around you agreeing very strongly, when you know that you're going to have one in the next few months. Especially if that rant comes from an authority figure of some sort. After all, if people can rally around that idea so strongly when it's just an abstract concept, what happens when there's a living breathing example of the idea standing right there?
