Yea.. Myself, I have CI.... AND I am accepted in deaf community but much later when they learned that it doesnt change me. They are still against cochlear implant but willing to accept me. Eventhough I sign... but still using speech and lip reading.... I do sign but not freqeuntly. Any...
I just wanted to disagree with this. I know its different for everybody. I was raised in a hearing world and in mainstream or public school. I never had interpreting and notetaker but I was lucky to readlip. But You would not believe now much different between public school and deaf school...
Hey.. I readlip fluently becuase I was raised to be in hearing world. All my life till 6th grade, I went to mainstream school then to public school. I had diffuclt time there becuase there were no intepreting providing. So.. Only way I could understand teacher was to readlips. I also had...
But, I once saw a movie about this young Girl Who is Blind/Deaf and Teacher helped her with learning Sign Language by hands.
This movie that you were talking about... this little girl who has grown up... Shes still around. I think... Unless I am behind of news. Her name is Helen Keller.
Hey.... If it was not for my Mainstream that I use to go. I would never learn how to readlip. I am frenquently lip reader and uses my speech too. Myself, I have cochlear implant and It is what has helped me to read lip better and speak better.
1. a) Were you born deaf?
Yes No
b) If not, how old were when you became deaf?
0-2 yr. 3-13 yr. 14-21 yr. 22+ yr.
2. What was the cause of your deafness, if it is known?
Born that way...
Hey.. Its great to have young kids... Acutal baby to be implanted but they wont be benfit from deaf community. THey more likely to be rasied as a oralism....
Ought to let you know... Myself.. I have cochlear implant and uses sign language. I know what It is like to be oral becuase I used...
Hey.. I hear alot more than hearing aids. I wore them when I was younger. Now I am benfit from my cochlear implant. Its wonderful and I depend on them now!
Ummm... to those question that you've asked. I know its hard to think whether CI in deaf community or not. Myself, I currently wear cochlear implant on my right ear and I love it. I benfit from it alot! I was implanted when I was a child(7). I acual never used it till I entrolled NYSSD...