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Originally Posted by Reba
The use of CI's is not an automatic dis-use of ASL. I know many CI users who still use ASL and associate with the Deaf community. As long as the non-CI Deaf maintain a welcoming, non-judgmental attitude, the CI deaf will continue to feel comfortable using ASL with them.
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I agree...also that goes for parents who decide to implant their children. If we want the parents to accept us and our language, then we have to accept the fact that they will implant their children and not to attack them. If we do that, we just become as responsible for ASL fading away as the oralists are.