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Hey everybody, I'm new to this board, and I thought I'd do an introduction. My name is Aaron, I am hearing, and the reason that I joined with this board is to learn more about the Deaf culture, along with getting some information for my own usage, as well as for school. I am a student at...

What are some of the different ways/methods that the deaf can learn to communicate. There is ASL, Lipreading, Oralism....are there any others? Is there any way that I can get some information and thoughts on each of these? THanks Aaron

Hey thanks for the welcome... So far I have quite a bit of info for my paper, which is something I intend to finish by Wednesday. Here is something else that I have wondered, do the deaf feel like they do not have something, in terms of hearing. Let me think of how to say this. When...

What is your honest, un-edited, opinion of hearing people?

Well I'm sure that it's a different type of appreciation, do you watch "Regular" films? Or do you have captioning?

You have some valid points, specifically about film, how do you have a better appreciation for it now?

This is sreat so far, what are some of the different methods of oralism? Are there many different techniques? Are there any sites that have info? THanks -Aaron

I am sort of getting an understanding about the music thing...I myself can't really imagine a world without it. I used to listen w/ headphones really loud until I started to realize that I could lose hearing because of it. I do go to concerts every now and then, I just went to a rave...

Some stuff.... As science improves, people have no choice but to accept that the "Fetus" is a breathing, kicking child. I know and believe that life starts at conception. Here are some reasons why people believe that abortion is fine... The child isn't breathing on it's own, it is...

Thanks for your opinions, keep them coming if you can. An interesting point was brought up, "If I could hear, what if I didn't like all of the sounds and couldn't turn it off?" Well, I am hearing and iI can't see anything wrong w/ noise, except for when I'm trying to sleep. But here...

Hey I am a hearing person, and I am writing a research paper this week about deaf topics. I had a few questions that I wanted to ask. What is everybodys opinion on Oralism? What do you think about the process that they teach children, should they teach Deaf children/adults to talk? If...