Originally Posted by jillio

My son is one. He is severe to profound in his left ear, and profound in his right. And he code switches from oral communication when necessary wit hearing, to PSE with hearing signers, to ASL with his Deaf peers and formerly, his teachers.

In order to release any information regarding these students that is of a personal nature, I would have to get them to sign a release due tothe confidentiality laws that I must adhere to.

In addition, there have been numerous research studies done that indicate that sign language does not impede the development of oral skills.