Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 I can recall when my first deaf child was diagnosed almost 41 years ago. I had never met a deaf person before and we lived in an isolated part of Oregon then. It took me a long time to find my first parent of a deaf child, and much longer to find any deaf adults. It took me years to learn about deafness and more years of fighting to get PL94-142 passed so that my kids had a right to an appropriate education. Because of that long learning curve and constant need to search out a parent with more knowledge or a deaf child just a bit older than mine to help me figure out what comes next, I have spent years making myself available to parents of deaf children in an effort to make life easier for them with my experience. My deaf kids are grown ups now with families and careers of their own. I have gotten the impression so far from this list that you no longer need that voice of experience. I have a busy career and lots of volunteer and social activities and feel the need to move on. If any of you ever want to know what happens to deaf children when they are grown up and how their education impacted their lives from their perspective please feel free to contact me privately. DeLores Hillsboro, OR dhag@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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