Pam in Alaska

[Guest guest]

Hi Pam,

I don't know if you are aware of the AGBell association of the Deaf,

but their goal is oral education. I'm a member of the Ohio chapter, as

well as the national organization. Last Saturday, we went to grocery

stores to hand out information on Newborn Hearing Screening. Found

several people who had children or grandchildren with hearing loss, and

who knew nothing about where to go for help. Just said they couldn't

afford hearing aids. I told them who will pay for hearing aids for

children, and who will pay for adults in the right situation.

So it was well worth while getting the word out. But, indeed, the

sooner a person is implanted after diagnosis, the better.

Thanks for saying it so well.

The Original

From: " coronacrone " coronacrone@...

Date: Wed May 10, 2006 0:00pm(PDT)

Subject: OT/thanks Re: My Research Paper

Thank you to those who showed interest in my research paper and also

thanks to those who gave me feedback. A couple of people pointed out a

typo (2000) and the fact that I needed to update the name of SHHH. I

really appreciated the comments and have already made the corrections!

For anyone who wrote and asked to see it and who did not get a copy

please let me know. I sent out 5 copies. Hopefully they all went through

without a hitch.

Here's to language and communication for deaf/Deaf children, the earlier

the better; wherever and however they may find it! :-) If a CI is their

road to understanding then I'm all for it but if Sign is their best way

to communicatively join the world then I'm all for that as well. Maybe

like many here they will decide to get a CI later. Communicatively, all

children need the best and the most as early as possible. Unless there

are extraordinary circumstances (a house full of expert deaf signers who

are aware of all that child's developing brain needs cognitively,

socially and emotionally) I believe a deaf child born to hearing parents

will do far better with an early CI than with waiting to learn both sign

and their native oral language. We have to keep in mind " the window of

opportunity " for learning language and get at it as early as possible.

Appreciatively to all,

Pam (in Alaska)

[Guest guest]

That is a wonderful sounding organization, especially that they focus on

oral education. Kudos to them.

Binns

----Original Message Follows----

From: M Jansen <nucleus24@...>

Reply-

Subject: Pam in Alaska

Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 19:58:40 -0400

Hi Pam,

I don't know if you are aware of the AGBell association of the Deaf,

but their goal is oral education. I'm a member of the Ohio chapter, as

well as the national organization. Last Saturday, we went to grocery

stores to hand out information on Newborn Hearing Screening. Found

several people who had children or grandchildren with hearing loss, and

who knew nothing about where to go for help. Just said they couldn't

afford hearing aids. I told them who will pay for hearing aids for

children, and who will pay for adults in the right situation.

So it was well worth while getting the word out. But, indeed, the

sooner a person is implanted after diagnosis, the better.

Thanks for saying it so well.

The Original

From: " coronacrone " coronacrone@...

Date: Wed May 10, 2006 0:00pm(PDT)

Subject: OT/thanks Re: My Research Paper

Thank you to those who showed interest in my research paper and also

thanks to those who gave me feedback. A couple of people pointed out a

typo (2000) and the fact that I needed to update the name of SHHH. I

really appreciated the comments and have already made the corrections!

For anyone who wrote and asked to see it and who did not get a copy

please let me know. I sent out 5 copies. Hopefully they all went through

without a hitch.

Here's to language and communication for deaf/Deaf children, the earlier

the better; wherever and however they may find it! :-) If a CI is their

road to understanding then I'm all for it but if Sign is their best way

to communicatively join the world then I'm all for that as well. Maybe

like many here they will decide to get a CI later. Communicatively, all

children need the best and the most as early as possible. Unless there

are extraordinary circumstances (a house full of expert deaf signers who

are aware of all that child's developing brain needs cognitively,

socially and emotionally) I believe a deaf child born to hearing parents

will do far better with an early CI than with waiting to learn both sign

and their native oral language. We have to keep in mind " the window of

opportunity " for learning language and get at it as early as possible.

Appreciatively to all,

Pam (in Alaska)