Re: Re: OT-statement from Deaf ed. course

[Guest guest]

Beth,

You are quite welcome. Since I dont hang out in the deaf circles, i

dont run into the attitudes, If I did run into someone who " abused " me as

you put it, and ask him " what is your problem, you didnt get the CI, I did,

so why are you feeling so threatened by it? "

Yes dare these people to live in a " hearing only " society and ask them

what now. NO accomodations. Turn off the closed captioning, throw out the

TTY,

Sigh.

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Friends welcome anytime,

relatives by appointment only.

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& Gimlet (Guide Dawggie)

Portland, Oregon

N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup

rlclark77@...

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[Guest guest]

Beth,

I'm sorry for being so late in responding to this post, but I'm glad I could

help. Please let us know what your instructor says about the replies

and I wrote. Hopefully he/she will learn to accept that CIs are a

perfectly justified choice for people who are severely hoh or deaf just as

oralism, total communication and sign are.

Implanted: 12/22/04

Activation date: 1/18/05 (21 days and counting!)

Deafblind/Postlingual

BTE hearing aid user 19 years

Severe-profound hearing loss 9 1/2 years

[Guest guest]

and Beth,

Exactly right on the spot. The choice made is right only for the person

who makes it, not for anyone else. I fail to see why another person would

be filled with resentment because I made a choice that affects me and me

only.

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I just read that last year 4,153,237 people got married in the U.S. I don't

want to start any trouble, but shouldn't that be an even number?

-- Beckie Shiles

& Gimlet (Guide Dawggie)

Portland, Oregon

N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup

rlclark77@...

http://home.comcast.net/~rlclark77/

[Guest guest]

Beth,

Hopefully your classmates who do not accept CIs will learn to think about

them in a different way after taking this course. Good luck on your paper!

Implanted: 12/22/04

Activation date: 1/18/05 (21 days and counting!)

Deafblind/Postlingual

BTE hearing aid user 19 years

Severe-profound hearing loss 9 1/2 years