I understand what you are saying ellen, but then again, i'm a hearing person - i don't have the experience of being in that culture - but this is the impression i get - remember when interracial relationships/marriage were strictly forbidden? i know, race isn't a "disability" but they don't see being deaf as a disability - also, they don't see recently deaf people the same way either... it's a very complex community, but from what i've seen, a very tight knit community. in a way i envy that - and i LOVE to see a conversation amoung deaf people - it's like watching a ballet - and they have an advantage, because they can "hear" each other in very loud situations where we hearing would be unable to hear each other. also, they don't see race - there's no black/white/asian in their culture - either you are deaf or you are not! i like that!
--- In [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not sure, but I'm not saying everyone should get cochlear implants, > obviously they don't cure everyone's deafness. And some people don't > want it fixed as you're saying. But to be deaf and protesting other > people having them seems extreme. It's fine to not want them, but > why should you care if other people want them? I still don't think > there is a parallel between being deaf and being a certain race. It > isn't equivalent. Sure being deaf makes you part of a smaller > subculture and if that's fine with you it's fine with me. But if it > isn't fine with you then you should be able to learn how to read lips > and do what it takes to function in the larger society. If you were > born unable to ever walk, should that be OK, you learn to compensate, > or if the technology exists to give you the ability to walk should be > you able to take advantage of it? Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
