Cochlear implants (I don't know if I spelled that right) is kind of a hot topic right now, with that tv-movie "Sweet Nothings in My Ear" airing tonight. I just want to put in my two cents.
It's my beleif that refusing your child the implants is practically a crime. I don't think that a deaf person has quite the same oppurtunities as those who can hear. It's as simple as people just not being able to speak or understand sign language. But our culture, just as it's a visual culture, is also based a great deal around hearing, a statement proven simply by the gigantic wave one singer, no matter how bad, can create. I don't mean to insult the deaf, but I do beleive deafness is a disability.
I'm not a parent, and I doubt I will be any time soon. But from what I've heard, as a parent you want to give your child every oppurtunity they can get. You want to put them in the right school, with the right teacher, with the right children. You want them to be sucessful, partly out of love and partly because they're going to be paying the nursing home bills when you hit 85. Aren't cochlear implants a way to further their oppurtunities, further their lives? Again, this is probably is insulting to the deaf, but there is so much sound out there, it would be a crime to refuse your child the ability to hear it. Sometimes, it seems to be a matter of pride, and I think a parent should be able to overcome that pride for the sake of their children.
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you make a good point. it is definitely good to try to give people the most opportunities possible.
i don't really know what else to say, so here is my comment, as you requested.
I would tend to agree with you. However, there are some who would say that being deaf isn't a disabitlity, just a different way of living. Just thought I'd put it out there.
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