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From: James.Womack@f14.n300.z1.fidonet.org (James Womack)
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Subject: Parents
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Date: 23 Mar 91 03:05:06 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Tim, excuse me for butting in here. I think what you are saying is
that parents have basically failed to meet the most rudimentary needs
of their deaf children. As a result, many deaf children grow up paying
a rather heavy price for this. If I may do so, I 'd like to siggest
that for most parents, it is a result of ignorance. With all the conflicting
information given to them by "experts" many don't know what the heck
to do. Of course there are those parents who just don't seem to have
an ounce of common sense when they are present with facts on what is
best for the child, but on the whole, many just don't know what they
need to do. It is here that the Deaf Community must focus a lot of
effort. We must educate the parents about the needs of the deaf child
because the doctors, audiologists and the schools sure are not doing
the job to the best benefit of the child.

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