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In reply to the discussion: 8 Month Old Deaf Baby's Reaction To Cochlear Implant Being Activated [View all]liberalhistorian
(20,816 posts)53. Thank you, well said.
I live in a rural area, so a hearing loss without aids or any other kind of technology would be especially difficult to deal with. Even with my aids, the nearest servicer for them is in the nearest urban area, which is over an hour away. And my state recently closed its only deaf school. They really had no choice, as it was down to only a few students, even being in an urban area and being meant for students statewide. It is, indeed, time to leave outdated methods behind and get on with the new times. Anyone demanding that their children not do so is being selfish and borderline abusive.
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The wind whispering in the pines, lovers whispering as they walk a garden path
rustydog
Dec 2012
#98
+1. Disability or not, it IS a disadvantage to have fewer senses than others. It adds to the life
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#72
I think it's fine if someone as an adult chooses not to use hearing aids/implants,
NYC Liberal
Dec 2012
#77
true. I've heard that too. my opinion is its like abortion. don't want one, don't get it.
roguevalley
Dec 2012
#93
Right, the implants aren't always recommended, and help some more than others
Bibliovore
Dec 2012
#107
Can you hear all the spoken words of others? Or is there some cutting out or low volume?
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#74
It's amazing how many little sounds are part of the backdrop of hearing life
Bibliovore
Dec 2012
#73
I knew someone who never knew trees had individual leaves until she got her first glasses
Bibliovore
Dec 2012
#111
And by that logic prostheses are abusive to people who have lost or are born without limbs
TalkingDog
Dec 2012
#10
self isolating is sad to me. there are even places building towns for only deaf and
roguevalley
Dec 2012
#95
Actually, a prosthesis and hearing-aid implant really aren't equal if we're talking about being....
Moonwalk
Dec 2012
#64
Actually, ASL apparently IS valuable for spoken language, rather than a hindrance
Bibliovore
Dec 2012
#79
I would say that the expression on the baby's face makes it pretty clear what the baby thinks re CI.
grantcart
Dec 2012
#75
IMO, they can object but they can't speak for everyone. That is no different than
roguevalley
Dec 2012
#96
I'm not deaf but whenever two or more people are speaking I can't process anything.
hunter
Dec 2012
#56
I think there were episodes of House and of Law and Order Criminal Intent
InsultComicDog
Dec 2012
#81
Look at that child's face, and his mother's, and tell me it's not a good thing.
nolabear
Dec 2012
#84
This might be a good time for this brilliant take on 'disability'...
FailureToCommunicate
Dec 2012
#100