Posted on 10/01/2011 6:37:11 AM PDT by TSgt
I have no choice but to be patient or else I'll drive myself insane lol.
Have a great day!
There are about a dozen books that have changed the entire direction of my life and that of my children. Helen Keller's autobiography was one of them. I hope that if I ever met her in the next life that I can thank her.
That is why the perfect time to learn foreign languages is when we were younger. Just take a look at Europeans. Many of them speak a couple of languages while Americans struggle to learn a second language.
Spanish should be taught in elementary and/or middle school and language acquisition would had been a a breeze!
But that's another subject lol
That's correct, that is why it is important for deaf people to find the Deaf Community in the area where they live in, or else they will struggle accepting their deafness because like Helen Kellar said, it is very isolating.
If deaf people are able to speak/hear with the use of a cochlear implant, then more power to them because they are able to gain access to the hearing community they live in.
But every case is different. Not every deaf person is the same.
As adults they insist that their nanny spoke English, buy I **know** she didn't. I had a professional office in the home and I was very aware of what their nanny was doing and saying. In their memories, though, my children remember her as communicating in English.
That’s interesting because at that age, your homeschooled children’s brains were like sponges. Capable of receiving any sort of information and languages. Too bad as we get older, our brains become rigid, heh.
“MinorityRepublican, I do apologize! I apparently misread your intent. I was wrong for mischaracterizing it — and for stating so — bluntly and publicly.”
Good.
I wish you a pleasant day.
When I read your first response to clearcaseguy, the first word that came to mind was “bitter.” I’m not saying you’re a bitter person. I am saying that the sentiment of your post is bitter.
The improper use of the capital letter, glad I wasn’t the only one who caught that. To me it always denotes a sense of entitlement.
“I see ASL as a beautiful choreography dance piece.”
When living in Hawaii, I became interested in the Hula — its motions and meanings. It’s extremely beautiful, and I couldn’t help but compare it to what I see in ASL. I may be wrong, but it seems that some of the “words” are the same in both.
Name of the book please! I would love to read it!
YEs! I saw some hula dancers on the tube and thought the very same thing!!
Ah! That explains it. Thank you for your post.
The Story of my Life, by Helen Keller
The above is the Amazon link.
I am 68 years old, a retired hairdresser who worked 42 years..I totally lost hearing in my left ear 12 years ago and have only about 30% in my right ear...I've spent thousands, and thousands of dollars on H/A and had the best Siemens made, my local audiologist suggested I check out a CI..told her I listen to Rush Limbaugh and was well aware of them...she did everything for me...contacted a surgeon, made my appointment and I have never been sorry..after my surgery I went through the mapping process and was able to hear...they have a cochlear audiologist in surgery with you and they test it after implanted to be sure it will work..I now know what to expect with my upcoming surgery and am excited to hear in my right ear..modern medicine is fantastic..and yes...GOD IS GOOD...
Carole
hairdresser
And bless Rush Limbaugh who led the way.
Leni
any deaf person I've ever know does NOT flaunt their disability...to not be able to hear is so difficult to function in a busy world..the struggle to hear and comprehend is a struggle..
there are just some here at FR who think they are the greatest, smartest, and near god like...last evening I unfortunately got into a political discussion and I got insulted, called an idiot and generally ridiculed.
I left the site, closed my eyes took off my implant and thanked the Lord for all he gave me and asked him to watch over me as I'm now a certified IDIOT.
I've saved his posts..
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