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AOL is our Internet Service Provider. We live in a rural area and that's the best we can get. Actually, it's "best" because it's "only." - Alex

Even in this day and age, some of us have no other source for Internet access and e-mail. Yes, I know, we're practically Amish. - Alex

Jason was on AOL last night chatting with a friend, who introduced him to someone else. The new person says: "You're deaf?" "Yeah." "How did you learn to read if you can't hear?" The mind boggles. - Alex

We suspected that Jason was deaf when, bringing him home from the hospital, we had to pull over for an ambulance, police car and fire truck...and he didn't wake up. He was officially diagnosed as an infant.

hi, this is Jason, my parents are officialy letting me go to deafschool! thank you every one for your help.

We love you, Nosy Granny. :D Wow. Thank you all for your responses, advice, and the spirited discussion. We've learned a lot. We're still considering our options, and we don't have to make a decision for several more weeks, but thanks to your thought-provoking comments we (Mom and Dad) are...

thanks everybody Hi this is jason, my mom and dad started the thread and let me read the answers. i wanted to thank every one for telling them that i should get to do what i want to do. :D Im not miserable where i am now, i just dont fit in. i just feel like i never know whats going on cause...

Hi everyone, Our son Jason, 13, has been deaf since birth and mainstreamed all the way through school. We primarily sign but he also speaks and lip reads. He has an ASL interpreter in the classroom and spends one period a day in speech therapy as an elective class. Other than that, he's a...