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Originally Posted by shel90
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.
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I agree that's a good approach under todays circumstances for teachers in deaf schools, when facing this kind of parents.
But I find it cruel to see children forced to wear CI all the time, even when they ask to put if off, either because they want a rest or because they do not like it. A doctor told the parents and teachers to not let a new impanted child with sign language competence put of the CI, else the child could develop a bad habit of not wearing CI.
I wonder if this is child abuse? Are there other similar situations where children are forced to use technology against their will legally?