Poll of all polls

Which are you?

  • Deaf ( since Birth )

    Votes: 12 42.9%

  • deaf ( late deafened )

    Votes: 11 39.3%

  • HA ( Hearing Aid Wearer )

    Votes: 13 46.4%

  • CI ( Cochlear Implant any brand ) LOVE IT, why?

    Votes: 5 17.9%

  • CI ( Cochlear Implant any brand ) HATE IT, why?

    Votes: 3 10.7%

  • CI ( Debating to get it ) How you feel about what you've experienced so far?

    Votes: 1 3.6%
  • Total voters
    28
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sonocativo said:
teach them what? more specific.
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This year specifically? It depends on the year. I have taught students in the mainstream as an itinerant teacher of the deaf, I have been a classroom teacher of middle school students (so I taught all the subjects), I have done early intervention (so I teach parents of deaf infants) and I have been a preschool teacher.
 
Teacherofthedeaf said:
This year specifically? It depends on the year. I have taught students in the mainstream as an itinerant teacher of the deaf, I have been a classroom teacher of middle school students (so I taught all the subjects), I have done early intervention (so I teach parents of deaf infants) and I have been a preschool teacher.
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Only thing is a hearing teacher of the D/deaf is not the same as a Deaf teacher for the D/deaf.
 
sonocativo said:
Corrected.
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So you see your error? That "legally deaf" would have to require a legal definition of what "deaf" means and the specific parameters to qualify as that? Also, do you understand that you would never look for a legal definition in a medical dictionary?
 
:dizzy: This discussion.

@sonocativo just asked a question and gets the replies he wanted from the d/D/HOH people on here.

The question was never whether someone medically qualifies as deaf, nor was the question if you identify as Deaf.
Honestly TOD, in this case, we as hearies on this forum, shouldnt question if a question should be asked that way.

It's basically the same question we hearies ask most often. You deaf? Do you still hear this? You hear that? you born deaf or became deaf later in life....
 
Mieke said:
:dizzy: This discussion.

@sonocativo just asked a question and gets the replies he wanted from the d/D/HOH people on here.

The question was never whether someone medically qualifies as deaf, nor was the question if you identify as Deaf.
Honestly TOD, in this case, we as hearies on this forum, shouldnt question if a question should be asked that way.

It's basically the same question we hearies ask most often. You deaf? Do you still hear this? You hear that? you born deaf or became deaf later in life....
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Ive always wondered why Hearies jump on this subject, it amazes me to no end....
 
Mieke said:
:dizzy: This discussion.

@sonocativo just asked a question and gets the replies he wanted from the d/D/HOH people on here.

The question was never whether someone medically qualifies as deaf, nor was the question if you identify as Deaf.
Honestly TOD, in this case, we as hearies on this forum, shouldnt question if a question should be asked that way.

It's basically the same question we hearies ask most often. You deaf? Do you still hear this? You hear that? you born deaf or became deaf later in life....
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All I said was that profoundly deaf people still have residual hearing. Is is factually incorrect in saying that "deaf" means no hearing at all and never had any. That has absolutely nothing to do with my hearing status. I never claimed to be deaf or to know anything about what it means or feels like to be deaf or hard of hearing. I do know about the measurement of hearing.
 
Now lets back up to the very begining of this thread.... Not post #1, Im talking the title.

I am not asking how everyone self identifies ( which they choose to their likings as life goes on ) I am talking about medically since birth ( no hearing/ total deafness , profound / severe hearing, HOH and ultimately late deafened (with little to no residual hearing). Its so simple, nothing to argue over, nothing to debate, Yet theres the Hearies that got to twist it all up, BECAUSE they dont really understand the whole concept of being deaf, just what theyre taught from.........more hearies. Dont get me wrong, I understand completely as I had/have both worlds experiences.
 
Teacherofthedeaf said:
All I said was that profoundly deaf people still have residual hearing. Is is factually incorrect in saying that "deaf" means no hearing at all and never had any. That has absolutely nothing to do with my hearing status. I never claimed to be deaf or to know anything about what it means or feels like to be deaf or hard of hearing. I do know about the measurement of hearing.
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so why do profound identify as deaf? hmmmm yep, its self identity, what they claim... so theres where the whole twist it any way but your way and the books say comes from and creates confusions... its a fact.
 
Teacherofthedeaf said:
No, and I never claimed to be such. My families choose to work with me because I have the skills they want.
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I was just stating in general, Like my ASL teacher was a hearie, but if you put her in a Deaf group they would be like WTF? Like throwing someone without any english skills to the Grammar Police...lol
More or less she was teaching SEE rather than ASL which I knew was different from reading books... but because the class was mainly Hearies they didnt notice the differences..yet.
 
I love the structure of ASL compared to English.
A hearie would simply Draw out a long sentence such as ...
There is a yellow car over there!
Where ASL is simple such as...
Car, Yellow, There !
 
Teacherofthedeaf is saying she has training in audiology. You have used the slang term audi yourself in referring to your audiologist.
 
Jane B. said:
Teacherofthedeaf is saying she has training in audiology. You have used the slang term audi yourself in referring to your audiologist.
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Training and Certification is 2 completely different matters. irrelevant here.
 
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