tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119285562600371392.post7145453068474256746..comments2023-10-17T04:25:43.703-04:00Comments on Jim's DEEP Thoughts: Deafness is a culture or disability or both?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12636656959074070720noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119285562600371392.post-34717710454698422672008-05-04T15:54:00.000-04:002008-05-04T15:54:00.000-04:00I enjoy hearing your views on this very much. You...I enjoy hearing your views on this very much. You really have opened my eyes.whimsical brainpanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158339502955458999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119285562600371392.post-89265793786273331872008-05-04T00:11:00.000-04:002008-05-04T00:11:00.000-04:00Hi Jim, I like the distinction you make when you ...Hi Jim, I like the distinction you make when you write: "This means they have "disability" to hear the common spoken language ... "<BR/><BR/>I don't think of my daughter, who is deaf, as being disabled. But I do think she has a disability in the way you describe in that statement, and it's a shared disability with the general society that doesn't know ASL. So because of our society's language limitations, she has a disability or is at a disadvantage, but certainly not at home or where others know her language.<BR/><BR/>Li-Li's MomElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116361391404416025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119285562600371392.post-60640760156183395992008-05-02T01:21:00.000-04:002008-05-02T01:21:00.000-04:00Wow were going in circles with his one. Its been ...Wow were going in circles with his one. Its been repeated like 5-6 times weve brought this discussion.OCDAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04746602479574653008noreply@blogger.com