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Old 08-19-2007, 07:18 PM   #31 (permalink)
shel90
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Originally Posted by besemiasno View Post
Oral method does not work for many d/Deaf people! Signs have been used by hearing babies before they could learn to speak! Making deaf babies wear cochlear implants just to learn a language by "hearing" it is ridiculous! There is something wrong with the picture. Hearing sign, deaf speak?
Yea, I see the irony of it. What burns me is that some people believe that deaf children shouldn't be exposed to sign for fear it would interfere with their ability to speak but it is ok for hearing children to learn sign. I think that is pretty sad.
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