BecLak
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I second that! I am one of those adults!
deafdyke said:.. now you're starting to get the idea..
NO, YOU do not get it. If those hoh kids who were labeled as " almost hearing" come here saying they wish they had been able to become fluent in sign, and had exposure to deaf Ed/deaf culture/deaf community, I think that says a lot about the hearing worlds assumption that hoh kids are more hearing then deaf. You know Cloggy, believe it or not those of us who speak out against oral only are not just severe/profound ers who only got to moderate listening levels with our aids/cis. many of us were labeled as "almost hearing" who didn't " need" asl and other stuff that deafer kids got....Guess what? I listen to music ( and love it) as do many of my deaf friends. I am actually an aural learner. I can hear a lot of stuff with my hearing aids...but that doesn't make me hearing at ALL. I know it's hard for you to believe, but there have been generations of hearing parents of deaf kids, who have been convinced that their kid is going to thrive in the hearing world, bc their kid could fake it. it would be just like YOU being able to function somewhat with English, but your strength is your native language
I second that! I am one of those adults!