Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Panel Discussion
We will have with us hearing parents of a Deaf adult, parents (one Deaf, one hearing) of a Deaf adult and 2 Deaf adults with us (parents of 2 hearing twins 23 months old.) We have now studied and discussed about the need for early intervention, preschool, many of the things families face when learning their child is deaf and raising the child. In the upcoming weeks we are going to diving into the education system and specifics on how to educate students who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing. What questions do you have for parents as well as individuals who are Deaf regarding their experiences?
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What were your initial feelings/thoughts when you were told your child was deaf or hard of hearing. How quickly did you acclimate yourself and/or household for your particular situation?
ReplyDeleteFor the 2 Deaf adults that are parents of hearing twins, what were your feelings when you found out your child was hearing? What steps will/have you taken to ensure that their English is at the same level as other hearing children their age?
ReplyDeleteFor the parents (1 hearing and 1 Deaf) of a Deaf adult. Were there any challenges between you two on raising a Deaf child while one of you are hearing? If so how did you solve them?
ReplyDeleteThis question can be answered by anyone: What has been your greatest struggle in raising your child regarding their hearing status being the same/different than yours? Your greatest joy?
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ReplyDeleteHow did your parents remove the barriers or accommodate your needs to help you to learn ASL, speaking, getting used to cochlear? Whichever form of language you were taught was chose by your parents alone or your parents as well as you? How did your experiences growing up, influence how you are or will raise your children?
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ReplyDeleteHow did your parents remove the barriers or accommodate your needs to help you to learn ASL, speaking, getting used to cochlear? Whichever form of language you were taught was chose by your parents alone or your parents as well as you? How did your experiences growing up, influence how you are or will raise your children?
For the married couple with one hearing and one deaf with the deaf child. I am sure that the hearing member for the family is sensitive to deaf culture, but how do you handle situations with cultural differences? How does the hearing person keep her deaf family members from feeling left out among the hearing community?
ReplyDeleteFor the hearing parents of the Deaf child, how has having a Deaf child enriched your life? What, if anything, would you change about raising a child who is different from yourself as far as hearing status?
ReplyDeleteFor the parents of the twins; how did it make you feel to find out that both babies were hearing? How difficult was it for you to adjust your lifestyle of becoming parents to TWO hearing babies? Do both the babies interact the same way with you or are there differences in their interactions they have with each other and then the interactions with you?
ReplyDeleteTo the Deaf adults with hearing parents: Have you felt that your parents were accepting of your deafness from the very beginning? I, myself, am hard of hearing with an all hearing family and found that my parents had a hard time adjusting to the idea that I had any type of hearing loss.
ReplyDeleteFor the hearing parents of the deaf adult: Where there any challenges with extended family, were you worried about them being able to communicate with their aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas?
ReplyDeleteFor the parents on deaf one hearing- how fast and hard was the decision made to choose how your child was going to communicate.
For the 2 deaf adults- What were your feelings when you were told that both of your children were hearing? Were you worried your kids would not be at the same reading or English speaking level when they got into the school age?
What were your feelings when you found out that your child's hearing status differed from your own? Did you use your own experiences growing up to decide on how to raise your children? Is your child's first language English or ASL?
ReplyDeleteIs it hard to raise a child that is deaf while being married to a Deaf individual, communication wise does it get difficult at times to manage that?
ReplyDeleteWhen you found out that your child was deaf what was your first reaction? Did you teach your child ASL? Did you know ASL before you had a deaf child?
ReplyDeleteAs hearing parents, was figuring out communication methods difficult?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the most important aspect of education for deaf children? What is the most difficult?
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