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Hey Deborah.....that does kinda stink that you're still not in Florida. Maybe a good idea might be to send your daughter to your state's Deaf School Camp....or even one of the Gally University summer programs! She could pick up ASL just like that. MUCH EASIER then having to learn it in school.
Check into local dhh resources. Maybe a regional Deaf club might have a teen networking program.
Oh, and as for the mainstream vs. deaf school placement........Go with the Deaf school placement. Yes, she'd have to board there....but she could come home every weekend. It could also help her with independant living and being on her own. Going away to Deaf School isn't like it used to be in the old days....that is, kids aren't put there and totally seperated from their families. Families are ENCOURAGED to be a part of their child's education.
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