tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445445859134156253.post5245578697782226390..comments2008-05-31T20:52:12.355-07:00Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17373258529542573535gilgar76@gmail.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445445859134156253.post-3059167247945419392008-05-31T20:52:00.000-07:002008-05-31T20:52:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comment, you are my first! :-) glad someone read it.Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17373258529542573535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445445859134156253.post-183077610152386392008-05-21T11:43:00.000-07:002008-05-21T11:43:00.000-07:00Beautifully written. Everything you said is what many of us including linguists and professionals in Deaf field said many times for years.<BR/><BR/>It is many hearing parents and professionals who are afraid of ASL thinking it impedes their deaf and hoh children's speech development. Many deaf and hoh people did not get to develop ASL until in their adulthood and often say they wish they had this opportunity when they were kids. <BR/><BR/>Few of us are now thinking about organizing to combat against this myth that had done damages to many of us. "opportunities, not options"Anne Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08559105266924394195noreply@blogger.com