Guest guest Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 If nothing else, the post acted to remind us of exactly how the Deaf Culture feels about implants. When I was doing a rebuttal on a presentation by a nurse who said NO child should be implanted, because it didn't work with HER child (who had no language, spoken or signed until 8 years of age when he was implanted, and then did no follow up with speech pathologists or AV therapy), Several people in the group mentioned that " PEOPLE DIE FROM CIs " . No , they didn't have the facts, and when I gave them the facts, (that it was ONE implant manufacturer, and one STYLE of implant that has since been withdrawn from the market) they didn't want to know about it. So the damage was done by ONE woman who failed to get her child the inoculation that was recommended. NOW many in the Deaf community think it's a question of hearing or death. And all because of the failure of one person to take the precautions she was told to do. Seems if they were " always out " of the vaccine, she should have been a stronger advocate for her child and her child's health. But she figured it wasn't going to happen to her or her family, and as a result a child died who certainly didn't need to. It was tragic then, it is tragic now. What is almost as bad is the backlash against cochlear implants that is still among the culturally Deaf people. They believe that getting an implant will cause them to die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Good point, . I received a strongly-worded recommendation from my doctor and audiologist back in December urging me to get vaccinated - I believe that the medical profession is more aware of the issues now and are letting parents know that their children must be vaccinated if they receive implants. I still think the scare tactics by those who are ASL-only oriented are needlessly cruel - I do apologise for assuming that herself had written the message and I'm sorry I offended people. Obviously I haven't been a member of long enough. Kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Kat, You said " I still think the scare tactics by those who are ASL-only oriented are needlessly cruel " No doubt about that. But I think we need to also remember that there is that side to life and we must always be ready to counter it. Sometimes it has to be done indirectly. To be honest, your reaction to 's was not that off the wall. We do not always see the whole picture, be it via emails, or TV news, etc. And we do not always stop to consider that and try to find out more. *---* *---* *---* *---* *---* Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life. -- Herbert Henry Asquith & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn Newport, Oregon N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup rclark0276@... http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 has been on this list, which I'm pretty sure, a long time... People should know better than this from . I mean why would she bash against CIs all of a sudden... if she has been on the group for a long time and has CI... I don't even know that well and I already knew it wasn't her who wrote the article... doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that one either. -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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