Originally Posted by dreama

I am very glad that there are organisations like the Deaf Bilingual Colition out there. I was only mildly deaf so it was never really considered neccessary to teach me sign. It makes me wish I was born deafer as I don't think that my parents would have delibrately excluded me from language if I had been profoundly deaf. At least I hope not. Although they might have gone for a CI if they had been around at the time.

Anyway I think that all deaf and hard of hearing babies should be introduced to sign language as soon as possible. I think Hard of hearing kids that grow up with both good speach and signing have a real edge over those only using oral. As they can fit into both worlds. As for oralism for the profoundly deaf. It amazes me that anyone would think a profoundly deaf person could manage without sign. It does a lot more damage then good. One would hope it would have died a slow death by now.