I know they don’t overlap well, but I feel that they really should. There should be a differentiation between the two communities. In a perfect world we shouldn’t have a problem communicating, but sadly people don’t want to try. =/
Bottesini, I'm not surprised. haha
I understand that as the years go by it is easier and easier to not have to join the hearing world. I just wanted to know if you felt that cis are threatening your community.
I don’t think that Deaf people should join the hearing world, but that the two...
Let's say a couple has a child and the child ends up being deaf. Would you still be upset if they gave the kid a ci and also taught them sign language and became part of the Deaf community?
you’re welcome. =]
even though it would be a lot harder for the kids to learn later on? there is a much higher success rate/people have an easier time when they are implanted younger. (just asking, not necessarily what i believe haha)
and what's your response to people that say, well what...
Joey (btw I love your username =]),
I'm curious about how you feel about parents that give cis to their children very young, but also teach them sign language. Do you think that it's ok if that's the case? Because, later on in life they can always choose to just live without the help of a ci if...