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Originally Posted by shel90
Of course..that's why I believe in both oral/ASL programs. Our program offers comprehensive speech classes for those who benefit from them. Why not?
Having good/decent speech a good skill to have but in my opinion, it shouldnt be the only thing that a deaf person needs to rely on especially in the educational setting. Too many risks for missing out in the classroom. Makes me nervous.
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That is a true hallmark of the Bi-Bi philosophy. Too many people interpret L1 language to mean only language. Just because Bi-Bi promotes ASL as the L1 language does not mean that it is used as the only language.