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I also wrote this article and I'd like to clarify a few things: 1) The main SL is BSL and the Royal Exeter Academy for the Deaf relied on this. Once they were exposed to Cued Speech (a gateway to English) their English improved. It's not lipreading skills. It's providing a visual...

Didn't have a bf until I was 20 and am still with him almost 6 years later. I think one of the things about taking time with getting in a relationship is a hallmark of a good future relationship. Never liked trying to bag guys in HS, just met my guy by chance and am very happy with him.

I've experienced SEE when I was in hs. Two students used SEE in class and I think they used ASL outside of class(I had one in my physics class). Very interesting to see Cued Speech and SEE in class in stereo. I did learn sign as a result of that but that's flagged off since then, as I graduated...

I second EYF (went in 1999). I thought it was great. I also had a similar programme at BU that was 2 months before Orientation, to decide at the last minute if it was what I wanted. EYF was better though due to the fact that they held it before I sent the app forms in. I think the Boston area...

I think BU had considered dropping deaf studies (but it seems, from looking at their website, they haven't). It's at the School of Education. However, you can now take ASL as part of the language requirement at BU. I had lobbied to take it but BU refused. Just as I was finishing up my...

I'm not surprised either. I used to be disappointed with friends who dropped out of mainstream universities so they could attend Gallaudet. It's a social thing I would think. When I went to BU, my first year was horrible. I felt so lonely, but I joined more clubs and did more activities and my...

I agree too. I would think learning the English language alongside any method (sign, oral, cued speech) is important for any deaf child. Maybe it's time for a study to be done? Find a cuer at 10 years old, a signer at 10 years old, an oralist at 10 years old (dependent on a CI or digital...

Hi, I just wanted to update on this. I wrote that letter to the people mentioned in that article. Here are their replies: "The article, unfortunately, did not present an opportunity to talk about all the different methods used at Alabama School for the Deaf to help deaf students...