Originally Posted by deafbajagal

School for me? Experiencing mainstreaming in a public school was so bad that I'm STILL getting therapy- I've graduated over 10 years ago. I was on the honor roll, participated in school, and had many friends...but nonetheless, the educational placement for me remained inappropriate.

I opened my presentation at a conference with this line: "Oral education for most deaf children is a legalized form of child abuse." (Not for all children- it can be appropriate for some - there are a lot of factors that are involved to determine what is the appropriate placement for that child. But for many - it is inappropriate because of many reasons, including lack of proper language support at home, etc.)

I learned to speak. But no one would listen. I learned to listen. But no one would look at me. And I learned to cry. And no one heard me.