DeafDreamer
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Wrote an article on the letter from Cochlear Implant Online to Toys "R" Us issue.
Here is part of my post, click on my blog link to read all. I'm quite opinionated about this issue, but try to be courteous to those who promote CIs. The statement in bold is from the letter, everything below is my personal opinion.
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2. “[The Deaf Community] misleads people by stating that sign language provides better outcomes for deaf children.”
I guess this statement is either true or false to readers depending on what they define “better outcomes” to mean. For me “better outcomes” means a child has access to language immediately upon birth; a language that is natural for the child to pick-up. For me “better outcomes” means that a child focuses on learning about the world around them in school regarding science, math, and history, rather than wasting hours upon hours learning how to hold their tongue just right so they can say “mom”. For me “better outcomes” means raising your children around the Deaf community and a Deaf school rather than in a mainstream school where most likely your child will be the only Deaf person in the entire school. For me “better outcomes” means a child is able to communicate with their parents, teachers, and friends from birth, rather than being deprived of sign language because it’s considered “detrimental” to learning how to speak. For me “better outcomes” means that a child is able to focus on his or her 4 senses that work perfectly rather than the 1 sense that doesn’t work “normally”. For me “better outcomes” means a child feels capable as a whole Deaf person rather than limited or incomplete as a “broken” hearing person."
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Here are some of the other false statements from the letter that I address:
---“Thank you for helping to increase awareness of this incredible technology that enables children with hearing loss full access to sound.”
---“In 2011, 90% of parents of children with hearing loss in North Carolina chose a Listening and Spoken Language approach.”
---“The American Society for Deaf Children does not represent all children with hearing loss. Not by a long shot.”
Read my counter arguments against the previous statements and learn more about the Toys "R" Us issue at:
4 Counter Arguments to Toys “R” Us Cochlear Implant Letter « Bring Me That Horizon
Come take a look and write your opinion in the comments...I want your perspective! Thanks!
Here is part of my post, click on my blog link to read all. I'm quite opinionated about this issue, but try to be courteous to those who promote CIs. The statement in bold is from the letter, everything below is my personal opinion.
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2. “[The Deaf Community] misleads people by stating that sign language provides better outcomes for deaf children.”
I guess this statement is either true or false to readers depending on what they define “better outcomes” to mean. For me “better outcomes” means a child has access to language immediately upon birth; a language that is natural for the child to pick-up. For me “better outcomes” means that a child focuses on learning about the world around them in school regarding science, math, and history, rather than wasting hours upon hours learning how to hold their tongue just right so they can say “mom”. For me “better outcomes” means raising your children around the Deaf community and a Deaf school rather than in a mainstream school where most likely your child will be the only Deaf person in the entire school. For me “better outcomes” means a child is able to communicate with their parents, teachers, and friends from birth, rather than being deprived of sign language because it’s considered “detrimental” to learning how to speak. For me “better outcomes” means that a child is able to focus on his or her 4 senses that work perfectly rather than the 1 sense that doesn’t work “normally”. For me “better outcomes” means a child feels capable as a whole Deaf person rather than limited or incomplete as a “broken” hearing person."
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Here are some of the other false statements from the letter that I address:
---“Thank you for helping to increase awareness of this incredible technology that enables children with hearing loss full access to sound.”
---“In 2011, 90% of parents of children with hearing loss in North Carolina chose a Listening and Spoken Language approach.”
---“The American Society for Deaf Children does not represent all children with hearing loss. Not by a long shot.”
Read my counter arguments against the previous statements and learn more about the Toys "R" Us issue at:
4 Counter Arguments to Toys “R” Us Cochlear Implant Letter « Bring Me That Horizon
Come take a look and write your opinion in the comments...I want your perspective! Thanks!