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My son attends public school. He is mainstreamed. We are very lucky to live in one of the top school districts in New York. I had no idea what a smartboard was until we moved here 4 years ago! It's an unbelievable tool and my other child has CAPD and anything visual is a great benefit to him...

In my son's case ,every single classroom (including the art and music rooms) all have smart boards, tod services, pre teach and post teach vocabulary words, pass around mic, fm system, preferential seating, wall to wall carpeting for accoustics, cc on all videos shown in the classroom, extended...

I am an independent and still unsure of how I am going to vote, but one thing is for sure.... $250,000.00 in all parts of the country is not "wealthy". If you live in the New York city area and suburbs, have more than 3 children, own a house... and BOTH parents are working.. $250,000.00 is just...

I'm not going to get into a pissing contest, but I can tell you that my son's audie, Dr. Pat Chute, has done extensive studies (one of which my son was a participant) and she always tells people , the earlier the better. I believe she also says it in the movie. I don't have the name of the...

I know that this is sooo off topic, but when we go out, (which is at least 1x a week), my children all order for themselves and have done so since they were little. They are now 14, 10, 10, 8, and 8 and have been doing this since they were little. Maybe because Dh is in the restaurant...

I have never said the CI was a better ticket to life or success... All I have ever maintained is that it does bridge the gap and it's an assitive device that does work. My dad doesn't have a CI and owns 2 homes, 2 cars, vacations in Italy and Hawaii, I get it. The CI does open doors, and it...

Thank you for sharing this with us Rick... I am so sick and tired of the majority of posters here claiming that our children will reject the CI, "come home" to the Deaf community, etc. Everyone experiences are different and should be viewed as such. It's funny I posted that I was pro bi bi...

Yes, he does know sign language, but not as fluent as his cousins and other family members. He started dropping signs when he learned how to speak. I still sign to him at home just for visual content, but he tells me to stop because he understands what I am saying. However in the...

This is the EXACT reason we chose an Oral Only school for our child. I had the opposite problem- thinking that I was going to place my child in a bi-bi program and instead, after observing the Oral program, I saw things much differently. The comment you make can go either way...in my case...

I agree with what Daredevil & Faire Jour stated.... when you use the word "selfish".. you are being judgemental and thus, the breakdown of communication begins. I take offense to what is said,e specially since we are trying to explain our different reasons. BradB I don't think I am selfish at...

In my opninion, that is the most ridculous statment I have ever heard. it is this type of attitude that pushes a hearing parent away from the D/deaf community. Here you have it , in black and white.

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Okay, I'll go along......... I grew up a CODA... in a time where there was no ADA, SSI, etc. I was my parents ears (for lack of a better phrase)and advocate. We did not have a phone in our home until I was 10 years old. My parents never saw the need. I would just walk up to town (3 blocks...

Shel, She is my SIL , deaf and beautiful........Great person inside and out.... wouldn't harm a flea.........I'd bet in the small world of Deafness, you'd probably know her!

Hey Shel, your brother is HOT!!! Just wanted to add my 2 cents... Does he live in MD too??? If he's in New York, I know a great woman for him!

Angel: That's a step in the right direction... I applaud you and your efforts to be more open minded. I know it isn't easy.

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I don't think that she meant it in the matter in which you are interpreting it... but I cannot speak for her. I think she just meant that she has high expectations for her child, as any parent would. I have a 14 yr old , two 10 1/2 year old, and two 8 year old children, and I expect all of...

All my life, my mother would hammer into my head that I "hated" Deaf people because my view of deafness is different than my mothers. When I had a deaf child, she sought to validate her "position" even more so. If anything, it made us even more polar opposites up until the very end. My dad...

How is she setting up her daughter for failure? I don't see that at all...