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Originally Posted by jillio
Helen Keller was also the daughter of a very wealthy family who was able to provide her private tutors. She was not educated in a classroom where the teacher is responsible for many children. And, if you have watched anyold vidoes of Ms. Keller speaking as an adult, you will learn that her speech was very much unintelligible. She normally only made an opening comment or two when making a speach, with the rest being delivered by her interpreter.
Helen Keller was an amazing individual, and she certainly deserves everyone's admiration for her courage and perserverence, but we can't use her as a comparison for the education of deaf students as a group.
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Exaclty...if all deaf children recieved a full time teacher in their homes, maybe all of them would develop speech skills but even that, I doubt it cuz some just dont have the innate capabilities to do so.
My question is, if some deaf people are unable to develop speech skills, is it the end of the world? I see so many of my deaf friends, coworkersand brother who have absulotely no speech skills and they are leading happy and productive lives. Why are they able to do so? They have strong literacy skills.