Comments on: A Hearing Person’s View of “Through Deaf Eyes”

By: Law & Order Criminal Intent: Silencer « Crystal’s Corner

Law & Order Criminal Intent: Silencer « Crystal’s Corner — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:38:17 +0000

[...] Also, you may be interested in reading my post on the recent PBS documentary, “Through Deaf Eyes”, which is also located at Deaf Pagan Crossroads. [...]

By: LP

LP — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:59:35 +0000

good article. i happen to know patrick deHann and i know that he loves his cochlear implant. i am a native signer (well since i was 9 or so..) and i do have a cochlear implant. i am both involved in the hearing and deaf worlds. its a cool thing that these clarke kids have cochlear implants because then we can communicate whenever method we want to instead of resorting to the old paper and pen.

dont be quick to critique those with cochlear implants. most of the teenagers had their cochlear implants implanted when they were too young to make a decision. however, learn to accept it. we are the new future of tommorow, children of the cochlear implant age.

By: Congratulations, Crystal! « Deaf Pagan Crossroads

Congratulations, Crystal! « Deaf Pagan Crossroads — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:59:57 +0000

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By: Dianrez

Dianrez — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:30:55 +0000

(sorry, the last part did not save along with the first part)

A deaf child stopped signing, with deaf parents at home?

That concerned me. Oral educators have a tendency to discourage signs in order to build up a willingness to speak in the child. Hands are pushed down, repeatedly, to get the child to focus on talking. Sometimes negative reinforcment is used such as witholding candy or tokens, or more pointed punishment such as holding hands behind one’s back.

I would be extra sensitive to the child’s emotional development and to any development of conflict between the school and the home in the child’s mind.

By: Dianrez

Dianrez — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:25:19 +0000

(abbreviated excerpt) >>… enrolled their son Patrick in the Clarke School at the preschool stage and “within a year he had stopped signing altogether except for a little bit at home”.

By: Deaf Niches

Deaf Niches — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:12:43 +0000

I am glad to see that we have a hearing POV (point of view) and get to hear and acknowledge the other side. Yes, we do have our biases, just like everyone else. My concern is sometimes there seems to be antagonism against hearing people just because hearing people do not fully understand, and I noticed that in some vloggers/bloggers’ sites, calling hearing people oppressive, etc. “Through Deaf Eyes” is a step closer for the hearing audience to understand us a little better.

Thank you Crystal Dolphin.