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Wouldn't a child that can hear (and therefore speak) born to deaf parents also learn sign language as a matter of course? I.e. they would be able to communicate
by PlunderBunny 3y ago
Wouldn't a child that can hear (and therefore speak) born to deaf parents also learn sign language as a matter of course? I.e. they would be able to communicate with their parents in the parent's preferred medium either way.
- akoboldfrying 3y agoYes, they could also learn to sign, just as children growing up in bilingual families learn both languages without issues. This puts to bed any question over whether the child can participate in the parents' community. I firmly agree with another commenter that any deliberate effort to restrict a child's sense experience is child abuse. I'll add that I think it's about the most selfish thing I can imagine, and that I put it in the same category as female genital mutilation.
- lacrimacida 3y agoI dont think this is happening too often and I also have a hard time understanding how this could be put into practice unless the community is isolated and cultish. Hearing abled children will develop more or less their hearing naturally. If they’re not completely isolated they will learn to communicate with others even without their parents help.