My son is deaf

[deafdyke]

How so? Mute is common on TV remote control or control panel which means speaker turned off.

Not in reference to a person thou. Remember the obsolete term Deaf Mute?
And when's the last time you heard about someone being called mute?

 

[diehardbiker]

Yes, that is why I rather wait until after she answer my question and hopefully educate them that it is not appropriate to call us mute.

Not in reference to a person thou. Remember the obsolete term Deaf Mute?
And when's the last time you heard about someone being called mute?