I guess my issue is that deaf people who don't lip-read can only
communicate with each other or people who happened to learn sign
language out of interest or in order to communicate with deaf people
in their lives. Do deaf people really think lipreading is such a bad
thing? I wonder if most deaf people don't honestly wish they could
hear. I don't think any blind people don't wish they could see. Yes
of course in a concert you can hear the vibrations, etc., you can see
people clapping, you learn ways around it. But don't you think you
have more professional, social, etc. opportunities if you can hear
what is going on around you? I realize there are two different but
related issues, lipreading and cochlear implants or other devices
to "cure" deafness. I don't think I'm being harsh, just realistic.
You are welcome to disagree, but that is how I feel.
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "Daria Akers"
> <daria.akers@> wrote:
> >
> > Fully enjoy? Humm.... they don't enjoy them like you do but that
> doesn't
> > mean that they enjoy them less. I would insert the article from
the
> Post a
> > few months ago about the deaf interpreters at the Billy Joel
> concert. Great
> > article.
> > Besides people who are differently-abled sometimes do things that
> we never
> > even thought about..... This video is a perfect example:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBv79LKfMt4
> > I've personally never thought about trying to learn to echo
locate
> because I
> > don't have to but sure would be cool.
> > Ok that had nothing to do with what we were talking about but
it's
> soooo
> > COOL.
> > Daria
> >
> > On 10/12/06, Ellen <ellengoodman6@> wrote:
> > >
> > > gay vs. deaf is apples and oranges--I'm not talking about
> acceptance
> > > vs. discrimination like is the issue with the gay community, I'm
> > > talking about being able to to fully participate in society.
Gay
> > > people can fully participate in society, except for getting
> married.
> > > They can fully enjoy concerts, movies, plays, waves crashing,
rain
> > > against the window, etc. It's not an issue of "getting away
with"
> > > being a hearing person, it's an issue of being able to fully
> > > participate in/enjoy all life has to offer. IMO.
> > >
> >
>
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