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mainstream, regular classes regular school with minimal accomondations (and that's even with some other issues) Trust me Pinky.......mainstream special ed is not great. Like if you don't suceed with minimal accomondations like preferential seating and Resource Room, you're usually lumped in with the "Ummmm who's President So-and-So" dumbasses who tend to be legion in special ed programs. Besides, think of it this way. Why is it that people complain about how crappy public schools are.....but suddenly they are the PERFECT place for disabled kids?
Personally, I think that ALL dhh (and classicly disabled) kids should start off at a school especially for their disabilty and THEN gradually transistion to mainstreaming. I really think that it should be easier to do a split placement. Like a couple of days at the Deaf School/program, and then a couple of days at a mainstream program.
Also, whether or not a mainstream placement works out well or not, is very often due to socioeconomic factors. Like a mainstream placement in East St. Louis or Camden NJ or any other crappy city would prolly not work out well.
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