I am a very proud DEAF individual. BUT please do not stop at my "DEAF TITLE." I hope others see me as a whole person for who I am on the inside. Not what my ears can or can't do. I get tired of people getting hung up on our "DEAF" title. Geez, I just want to be who I am without being judge...
I am HHAAPPYY hearing learn sign language! I AM! I AM! I AM! BBUUTT... when someone come up to me in restaurant and interrupt my lunch and say " I KNOW SIGN LANGUAGE." That....that....aaahhhh! I try talk with them...I say, "I am happy you know signs, what is your name." Then they look at...
I think the parents should request in their deaf child's IEP to allow the deaf child to go over to the hearing school for at least an English class every day. This way s/he will be exposed to the better English structure as well as having the opportunity to learn about the hearing world. Many...
It depends on which deaf individual you ask. Some deaf like to think of themself as a poor disabled sad creature. Thinking the world owes them! These are those deaf who you will find handing out the "ABC sign cards" asking for donations. However, other deaf like to take the opportunity of...
Speaking as a deaf individual with experience in the mainstream setting and speaking as a teacher for the deaf! If you want a good academic structure then go with the mainstream. If you want the much needed social skills and emotional support via other deaf peers then you deafinitely want a...