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From: Laurie.Wilson@p0.f5.n119.z1.fidonet.org (Laurie Wilson)
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Subject: Re: Now Silenttalk Is Here!
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Date: 17 Jan 90 02:22:16 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

 > Henry VIII was a terrible sexist pig!

 >

 
(smile) I get it.

 

 >  LW> Do you see anything wrong with seeing any more children being
 >  LW> born deaf?  I don't.
 
My point is that I don't see anything wrong with any deaf (or HI) 
child or adult.  They are just as normal as anyone except that they 
only speak different language.  Only the problem is that if a deaf 
child is born into a hearing family.  This child would face more hardship 
and pain in his hearing family because they usually haave hard time 
accepting his deafness. Also the parents tend to keep looking for 
a cure for the deafness....thus prolonging the delay of acceptance. 
 
I know of many deaf families, whose deafness heredity runs in generations, 
and they take deafness in stride. They don't grieve over their child's 
loss of hearing upon birth.  They love and accept the child whatever 
he is.  That is my point.  I have seen too many hearing families that 
alienated their deaf member from normal everyday life because they 
don't want to learn sign language, and because they believe that the 
deaf person should learn their language first.
 
Well, I came from such a family and not once did I had any real communication 
with my hearing parents until I'd become an adult!! My parents forbid 
me to sign and made me take speech therapy for more than 12 years. 
Do you see what I mean??
 
Laurie

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