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The question really is whether the signing deaf community want to be integrated with rest of the world. An interesting but often forgotten part of the developm
by dr1337 14y ago
The question really is whether the signing deaf community want to be integrated with rest of the world.
An interesting but often forgotten part of the development of the Cochlear Implant was the stiff opposition by the signing deaf community that considered the implantation of deaf children as a form of 'genocide'.
It's actually still an active topic in the Bioethics field. http://www.neiu.edu/~gmoreno1/Special_Education__Courses_with_Dr._Moreno/Module_Nine_files/ActivitySix.pdf http://www.neiu.edu/~gmoreno1/Special_Education__Courses_wit...