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Yes, I can relate.. I hear this a lot... Just tell them to mind their own business in sign and look at their reaction when they realize you know how to sign!

This is getting a bit off topic, so forgive me, but I think that this is important as well. In my son's school, there are 3 other children with various degrees of hearing loss - one of these children is implanted as well. My son was the first deaf child in the school district in many many...

I have 4 Deaf schools near where I am and I wouldn't send my child to any one of those schools. I used to work in one of them and the expectations that the school had for the students was extremely low. This is from a person who's mother was the first Deaf student of one of these schools, I...

To answer your question Jillio, yes, I have encountered such Deaf people being closed minded and extremely judgemental. I have had strangers come up to me in supermarkets where I am shopping with my children sign away that I was ashamed to my child and I should be embarassed to have him...

Shel I truly DO understand your frustration.. but the answer isn't so simple. I would LOVE to have someone like you be my son's teacher- you seem really dedicated to your students and truly look out for their best interests, however, I would also want a hearing teacher who speaks to expose my...

Dreamchaser: In my son's case, the answer is no. He has a nice group of friends since kindergarten and they really look out for one another.

I disagree with your post. I am a CODA and grew up in the 1970's. I was the interpreter for my parents and their biggest advocate. I did not have an easy childhood. That being said, I became an interpreter and a job coach (before I became a teacher). I know ALL the negatives and postiives...

But how do you know that?? Studies are not all inculsive.... I am actively involved in the community and I know not of one person who's child is in a "study"... my own child when he is tested does not stand out..as the "deaf child" . he is mixed in with the general population and as his...

That's an unfair generalization to make,,,,,, I choose for the dr's to implant my son based on a Deaf view, as did my Deaf sister in alw, Deaf brother in law's with their own children... All of my nephews and niece who are deaf (and have Deaf parents) are all implanted.... some when a child...

I've got to tellyou, although I agree with you Jackie 90% of the time, this time I would have to disagree with you. To be quite honest, I would LOVE to have a teacher like Shel working with my son. Oral or not, because she (correct me if I'm wrong Shel and making an assumption) she is there...

While this may be true for some, I know that personally, my son's speech services are really language services. THere is no focus on his speech at all- only language and his comprehension ....My private speech therapist as well as the school therapist work in coordination with the teacher and...

Shel, While you have personally experienced this, I have to tell you in our school district, it tis quite the opposite. My son has a TOD that pushes in- pulls out and his teacher is carefully selected by the TOD, myself, and his speech therapist.... The teacher every year) goes for training...

I know that this is getting off topic, but I am going to address your rant. Here's my story. (I am going to try to break it down so that you can understand) ( so others please bear with my language)... My mother was Deaf and my father Deaf... my husband's family (all brothers sisters, nieces...

I just have to say, I NEVER once received any pressure to implant my child from the medicial community- in fact it was the opposite. I received A LOT of pressure from the Deaf community for my decision- to the point where I have been called names, tell my child lies about me (from Deaf people)...

First of all, my name is Mari not Mara....Second of all, this will be the last time that I post, because I choose not to engage it disucssions with people who know NOTHING about it.. I am Mari Artinian and Peter is my son.... my son was diganosed at 6 days of age..........Funny that wasn't on...

Sorry Cheri, but you are misinformed.... Heather found out about the implant because of her cousin, not because of her grandmother.... That was never shown (due to editing)... Her grandmother did not know anything about the implant until the baby's parents started to investigate it for their...

See Cheri, the problem is that the daughter DID make the decision... She told her parents that she watned the implant...She was denied it...Yes, the granmother was pushy, but only on Heather's behalf....there were 2 other deaf children in that family, and the grandmother did not argue for...

I know that my opinions here may of be no consequence to some, but I am going to state them anyway... To the person who said that in the movie "Sound and Fury" there were no hearing paretns who taught their child sign language... ( I am paraphrasing right now).. Well, you are wrong, because I...

Rockdrummer: As a matter of fact, my audie told me that soccer was more of a concern than football!!! That's what I was told at least, so it's funny that a school would change from football to soccer . But as someone said, with insurance, the school figures the liablity is greater with...