Guest guest Posted January 29, 1999 Report Share Posted January 29, 1999 Casey A woman came to talk to Caitlyn's toddler group (her EI group) last year. Her parents were both deaf. The woman was very, very bitter. I couldn't believe that she was doing a talk, this certainly wasn't an inspirational talk. Anyway, one thing she wanted to stress is that contrary to what the media would have you believe is that it was very rare that people who are deaf can read lips and speak. She said that people like the former " Miss America " and Marlee Maitlin (sp?) are very rare indeed. The woman went on to say that because of this most people who are deaf are unable to communicate with those in the " hearing world " because " hearing people " cannot sign. Therefore, those who are deaf form their own community apart from the " hearing world " . She said that there was nothing worse than being deaf, that it was the lonliest place in the world to be. No one dared to disagree with her as we don't have the experience to draw on, however, I have learned from my own daughter that any disability regardless of how severe is what you make of it. That was just one person's point of view, so I don't know how accurate it was. But I felt that it was very relevant to your question. Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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