Recent content by wenharas

The deciding factor is the statement about affecting academic performance. For example a child with a mild to moderate hearing loss may get sufficient help from hearing aids to maintain be on grade level without classroom accommodations. Sarah, hearing mom to Deaf teen (CI, pretty good spoken...

Deafdyke, your comments about cracks in the system are right on the money. Each parent has to evaluate the options available to them and really know their child's needs. What is good for for one student may not work for another, deaf or hearing, gifted or delayed. Sarah, hearing mom to Deaf...

We didn't have to override the decision. Thankfully! But we did make a very detailed case, citing both academic and social/emotional reasons why we wanted to change her placement. Being prepared and laying out our reasons clearly with detail was the key. Sarah, hearing mom to Deaf teen (CI...

We had our ARC meeting yesterday and got our daughter's placement changed. She is officially attending out state school in the fall! Right now she is there for the summer school program. She loved it last year and couldn't wait to go back. Thanks for the encouragement! :) Sarah, hearing...

Thanks for reminding me about contacting the state dept. of education. I'll keep that in my back pocket. We have the meeting scheduled to discuss changing her placement. We have already talked about the fact that her needs have changed and the fact that she needs and wants ASL. Our argument is...

Hi, everyone. I posted earlier about moving our child from a public school HI program to a residential school for the Deaf. This is her choice and we fully support it. We see the social-emotional need and her desire to develop ASL in addition to her spoken language skills. The district has...

Language is language in whatever form it takes. If ASL helps your grandson communicate, then his parents may need to find new providers, if they can, for a second opinion. Sarah, hearing mom to Deaf teen (CI, pretty good spoken language user, enthusiastic ASL student) Sent from my iPhone...

Thank you for the Snopes.com link. That's a much better story than the viral legend. Sarah, hearing mom to Deaf teen (CI, pretty good spoken language user, enthusiastic ASL student) Sent from my iPhone using AllDeaf

My daughter did this when she was a toddler. It was adorable! We never could catch it on video, sadly. Sarah, hearing mom to Deaf teen (CI, pretty good spoken language user, enthusiastic ASL student) Sent from my iPhone using AllDeaf

Part of my kiddo's lack of social skill is due to her natural shyness. It takes her awhile to warm up to people. Part of it is spending most of her time either mainstreamed or in public school "hearing impaired" programs. As she got older and missed so much of the incidental conversations and...

deafdyke wrote: "Sometimes the "Euphanism People" will promote a multihandicapped kid as dhh....." That's a valid point and something anyone who wants to adopt internationally needs to consider. It was one of the reasons we adopted through foster care. Sent from my iPhone using AllDeaf

Here's to happy teen years and parents who don't lose their minds. :) Sent from my iPhone using AllDeaf

I didn't write that clearly, did I? My daughter is Deaf and an almost-teen. The teen thing is scary! Sent from my iPhone using AllDeaf

We adopted a Deaf child and things are going just fine, thanks. If hearing couples don't adopt deaf children, who will? Minorities, including deaf are under-represented as foster or adoptive parents. Is it better to leave that child in an orphanage? Sent from my iPhone using AllDeaf