[Music] hi I’m Casey I’m a speech-language
hi I’m Casey I’m a speech-language
hi I’m Casey I’m a speech-language pathologist most people think that SLPs
pathologist most people think that SLPs
pathologist most people think that SLPs work with kids who listen Sutter and
work with kids who listen Sutter and
work with kids who listen Sutter and that’s true but that’s not all we do
that’s true but that’s not all we do
that’s true but that’s not all we do I’m specialized in working with deaf and
I’m specialized in working with deaf and
I’m specialized in working with deaf and hard of hearing children as they’re
hard of hearing children as they’re
hard of hearing children as they’re developing their first language I do
developing their first language I do
developing their first language I do that by teaching them American sign
that by teaching them American sign
that by teaching them American sign language and spoken English so they
language and spoken English so they
language and spoken English so they learn words and it’s great when I’m
learn words and it’s great when I’m
learn words and it’s great when I’m doing this I’m doing this because
doing this I’m doing this because
doing this I’m doing this because there’s a critical window for language
there’s a critical window for language
there’s a critical window for language development baby’s brains are able to
development baby’s brains are able to
development baby’s brains are able to absorb language like a sponge from birth
absorb language like a sponge from birth
absorb language like a sponge from birth to five years of age and when if we’re
to five years of age and when if we’re
to five years of age and when if we’re not giving them language at that time
not giving them language at that time
not giving them language at that time we’re putting them at risk for language
we’re putting them at risk for language
we’re putting them at risk for language deprivation so what I’m doing is giving
deprivation so what I’m doing is giving
deprivation so what I’m doing is giving them the building blocks of language so
them the building blocks of language so
them the building blocks of language so that they can learn to communicate and I
that they can learn to communicate and I
that they can learn to communicate and I don’t care how they communicate I don’t
don’t care how they communicate I don’t
don’t care how they communicate I don’t care if they talk or sign or text or
care if they talk or sign or text or
care if they talk or sign or text or tweet or Facebook or whatever I don’t
tweet or Facebook or whatever I don’t
tweet or Facebook or whatever I don’t care my priority is for them to
care my priority is for them to
care my priority is for them to understand words so that they have
understand words so that they have
understand words so that they have something to communicate about now it
something to communicate about now it
something to communicate about now it seems obvious that we would sign with
seems obvious that we would sign with
seems obvious that we would sign with kids with hearing loss right but this
kids with hearing loss right but this
kids with hearing loss right but this isn’t happening and the reason for that
isn’t happening and the reason for that
isn’t happening and the reason for that is because medical professionals like
is because medical professionals like
is because medical professionals like pediatricians audiologists and
pediatricians audiologists and
pediatricians audiologists and speech-language pathologists are telling
speech-language pathologists are telling
speech-language pathologists are telling parents not to and this is creating an
parents not to and this is creating an
parents not to and this is creating an epidemic of language deprivation while
epidemic of language deprivation while
epidemic of language deprivation while medical professionals are excited about
medical professionals are excited about
medical professionals are excited about hearing aids and cochlear implants they
hearing aids and cochlear implants they
hearing aids and cochlear implants they are just regarding the importance of
are just regarding the importance of
are just regarding the importance of language so it’s true cochlear implants
language so it’s true cochlear implants
language so it’s true cochlear implants are a remarkable piece of equipment and
are a remarkable piece of equipment and
are a remarkable piece of equipment and if you’ve seen the videos on YouTube or
if you’ve seen the videos on YouTube or
if you’ve seen the videos on YouTube or Facebook you’ve seen that exciting
Facebook you’ve seen that exciting
Facebook you’ve seen that exciting moment where an implant is turned on and
moment where an implant is turned on and
moment where an implant is turned on and the child hears language for the first
the child hears language for the first
the child hears language for the first time the parents are excited everybody’s
time the parents are excited everybody’s
time the parents are excited everybody’s crying it’s amazing because look the
crying it’s amazing because look the
crying it’s amazing because look the hearing loss has been fixed but I’m here
hearing loss has been fixed but I’m here
hearing loss has been fixed but I’m here to tell you
to tell you
to tell you that that is not what happens those
that that is not what happens those
that that is not what happens those videos are misleading children do not
videos are misleading children do not
videos are misleading children do not turn on an implant and understand speech
turn on an implant and understand speech
turn on an implant and understand speech and language while my colleagues are
and language while my colleagues are
and language while my colleagues are relying on technology what they’re
relying on technology what they’re
relying on technology what they’re forgetting is that these children are
forgetting is that these children are
forgetting is that these children are missing out on language during this
missing out on language during this
missing out on language during this critical language window 90% of deaf and
critical language window 90% of deaf and
critical language window 90% of deaf and hard-of-hearing children are born to
hard-of-hearing children are born to
hard-of-hearing children are born to hearing parents and these parents don’t
hearing parents and these parents don’t
hearing parents and these parents don’t know what to do they are desperate for
know what to do they are desperate for
know what to do they are desperate for guidance from the medical professionals
guidance from the medical professionals
guidance from the medical professionals they trust so when a medical
they trust so when a medical
they trust so when a medical professional tells them don’t use sign
professional tells them don’t use sign
professional tells them don’t use sign language that’s gonna keep your kid from
language that’s gonna keep your kid from
language that’s gonna keep your kid from talking it’s going to be a crutch
talking it’s going to be a crutch
talking it’s going to be a crutch parents listen and because they’re
parents listen and because they’re
parents listen and because they’re listening to advice they are going down
listening to advice they are going down
listening to advice they are going down the path of language deprivation because
the path of language deprivation because
the path of language deprivation because of that these children are at risk for
of that these children are at risk for
of that these children are at risk for delays and cognitive and
delays and cognitive and
delays and cognitive and social-emotional development so to put
social-emotional development so to put
social-emotional development so to put this in perspective I want to talk to
this in perspective I want to talk to
this in perspective I want to talk to you about one of my clients Mary Mary is
you about one of my clients Mary Mary is
you about one of my clients Mary Mary is born healthy as can be 10 fingers 10
born healthy as can be 10 fingers 10
born healthy as can be 10 fingers 10 toes
toes
toes her parents are beaming they were so
her parents are beaming they were so
her parents are beaming they were so excited about this new life in front of
excited about this new life in front of
excited about this new life in front of them as they’re preparing to take their
them as they’re preparing to take their
them as they’re preparing to take their child home to start their new life as a
child home to start their new life as a
child home to start their new life as a family of three Autec comes in to run
family of three Autec comes in to run
family of three Autec comes in to run the newborn hearing screening like most
the newborn hearing screening like most
the newborn hearing screening like most parents are thinking great let’s get
parents are thinking great let’s get
parents are thinking great let’s get this thing over with
this thing over with
this thing over with but it turns out Mary doesn’t pass the
but it turns out Mary doesn’t pass the
but it turns out Mary doesn’t pass the screening the parents are like wait what
screening the parents are like wait what
screening the parents are like wait what no no no no no we don’t have any hearing
no no no no no we don’t have any hearing
no no no no no we don’t have any hearing loss in our family no this has to be a
loss in our family no this has to be a
loss in our family no this has to be a mistake the tech comes back to replay
mistake the tech comes back to replay
mistake the tech comes back to replay the test and they confirm Mary is not
the test and they confirm Mary is not
the test and they confirm Mary is not hearing us she should be the parents are
hearing us she should be the parents are
hearing us she should be the parents are freaking out they do not know what to do
freaking out they do not know what to do
freaking out they do not know what to do they are terrified and as they’re trying
they are terrified and as they’re trying
they are terrified and as they’re trying to process this information their doctor
to process this information their doctor
to process this information their doctor comes in and he says don’t worry we can
comes in and he says don’t worry we can
comes in and he says don’t worry we can fix this and because of those words for
fix this and because of those words for
fix this and because of those words for the first time
the first time
the first time they look at their perfect baby and
they look at their perfect baby and
they look at their perfect baby and think she’s broken and she needs to be
think she’s broken and she needs to be
think she’s broken and she needs to be fixed
fixed
fixed so the doctor goes on don’t worry we can
so the doctor goes on don’t worry we can
so the doctor goes on don’t worry we can try hearing aids we’ll see how that goes
try hearing aids we’ll see how that goes
try hearing aids we’ll see how that goes and if it doesn’t work we’ll try
and if it doesn’t work we’ll try
and if it doesn’t work we’ll try cochlear implants when she’s a little
cochlear implants when she’s a little
cochlear implants when she’s a little bit older don’t worry about signing
bit older don’t worry about signing
bit older don’t worry about signing she’s going to talk so at this moment
she’s going to talk so at this moment
she’s going to talk so at this moment when these parents are under the stress
when these parents are under the stress
when these parents are under the stress and they’re scared and they don’t know
and they’re scared and they don’t know
and they’re scared and they don’t know what to do
what to do
what to do they’re already faced with this decision
they’re already faced with this decision
they’re already faced with this decision that they have to make their daughter is
that they have to make their daughter is
that they have to make their daughter is a few hours old and they’re already make
a few hours old and they’re already make
a few hours old and they’re already make a decision that is going to impact their
a decision that is going to impact their
a decision that is going to impact their child for her whole life this is when
child for her whole life this is when
child for her whole life this is when the advice of these medical
the advice of these medical
the advice of these medical professionals is coming into play and
professionals is coming into play and
professionals is coming into play and this is when parents decide that they’re
this is when parents decide that they’re
this is when parents decide that they’re not going to use sign language because
not going to use sign language because
not going to use sign language because the doctor said no the carriers are
the doctor said no the carriers are
the doctor said no the carriers are gonna work our kid is gonna talk let’s
gonna work our kid is gonna talk let’s
gonna work our kid is gonna talk let’s just see how that goes we don’t need ASL
just see how that goes we don’t need ASL
just see how that goes we don’t need ASL and this is the problem parents can’t be
and this is the problem parents can’t be
and this is the problem parents can’t be faulted for this they’re doing the best
faulted for this they’re doing the best
faulted for this they’re doing the best they can with the information that
they can with the information that
they can with the information that they’ve been given they are so worried
they’ve been given they are so worried
they’ve been given they are so worried about fixing the problem they’re
about fixing the problem they’re
about fixing the problem they’re forgetting that there’s a human being in
forgetting that there’s a human being in
forgetting that there’s a human being in there a person who needs to be seen as a
there a person who needs to be seen as a
there a person who needs to be seen as a whole child and not just as a problem
whole child and not just as a problem
whole child and not just as a problem that needs to be fixed so now that we
that needs to be fixed so now that we
that needs to be fixed so now that we know that Mary is not gonna have sign
know that Mary is not gonna have sign
know that Mary is not gonna have sign language let’s put ourselves in her
language let’s put ourselves in her
language let’s put ourselves in her shoes here she is
shoes here she is
shoes here she is everybody’s smiling at her she sees
everybody’s smiling at her she sees
everybody’s smiling at her she sees mouths moving and she might even hear
mouths moving and she might even hear
mouths moving and she might even hear muffled sounds as if someone is that
muffled sounds as if someone is that
muffled sounds as if someone is that she’s at the bottom of a pool and
she’s at the bottom of a pool and
she’s at the bottom of a pool and someone is talking to her but she isn’t
someone is talking to her but she isn’t
someone is talking to her but she isn’t hearing speech she’s not hearing people
hearing speech she’s not hearing people
hearing speech she’s not hearing people say I love you Mary and because she
say I love you Mary and because she
say I love you Mary and because she isn’t hearing those words she’s not
isn’t hearing those words she’s not
isn’t hearing those words she’s not accessing language and because she can’t
accessing language and because she can’t
accessing language and because she can’t hear language and because you can’t see
hear language and because you can’t see
hear language and because you can’t see it coming out of your mouth she’s
it coming out of your mouth she’s
it coming out of your mouth she’s missing it so to illustrate what is
missing it so to illustrate what is
missing it so to illustrate what is happening in Mary’s brain I’m gonna tell
happening in Mary’s brain I’m gonna tell
happening in Mary’s brain I’m gonna tell you a little story for all of you
you a little story for all of you
you a little story for all of you Christmas movie fans out there you’ll
Christmas movie fans out there you’ll
Christmas movie fans out there you’ll like this okay so Mary is not gonna have
like this okay so Mary is not gonna have
like this okay so Mary is not gonna have Festa sign language so let’s picture her
Festa sign language so let’s picture her
Festa sign language so let’s picture her brain as a Ralphie’s house from a
brain as a Ralphie’s house from a
brain as a Ralphie’s house from a Christmas story she can’t hear what
Christmas story she can’t hear what
Christmas story she can’t hear what people are saying to her but she manages
people are saying to her but she manages
people are saying to her but she manages to learn that this this means bye-bye
to learn that this this means bye-bye
to learn that this this means bye-bye great the major award the leg lamp is
great the major award the leg lamp is
great the major award the leg lamp is proudly displayed in the front window
proudly displayed in the front window
proudly displayed in the front window for the neighborhood to see everybody
for the neighborhood to see everybody
for the neighborhood to see everybody comes and they take it all in but
comes and they take it all in but
comes and they take it all in but eventually the excitement fades it’s
eventually the excitement fades it’s
eventually the excitement fades it’s only one light sure they could add other
only one light sure they could add other
only one light sure they could add other lamps in the house but they’re always
lamps in the house but they’re always
lamps in the house but they’re always going to be restricted by the outlets in
going to be restricted by the outlets in
going to be restricted by the outlets in the home now
the home now
the home now let’s picture mary’s brain with sign
let’s picture mary’s brain with sign
let’s picture mary’s brain with sign language so not as Ralphie’s house but
language so not as Ralphie’s house but
language so not as Ralphie’s house but as clerk Griswolds house in National
as clerk Griswolds house in National
as clerk Griswolds house in National Lampoon’s Christmas vacation as Mary C’s
Lampoon’s Christmas vacation as Mary C’s
Lampoon’s Christmas vacation as Mary C’s language Clark is securing a bulb every
language Clark is securing a bulb every
language Clark is securing a bulb every single time she’s seeing the signing
single time she’s seeing the signing
single time she’s seeing the signing she’s seeing the words another bulb is
she’s seeing the words another bulb is
she’s seeing the words another bulb is put on that house he first starts just
put on that house he first starts just
put on that house he first starts just around the roof but the more she’s
around the roof but the more she’s
around the roof but the more she’s seeing the more he’s putting bulbs down
seeing the more he’s putting bulbs down
seeing the more he’s putting bulbs down until the entire surface of the house is
until the entire surface of the house is
until the entire surface of the house is lit up it is so amazing the people from
lit up it is so amazing the people from
lit up it is so amazing the people from all over the city come to see all of the
all over the city come to see all of the
all over the city come to see all of the words that Mary is seeing is mapping her
words that Mary is seeing is mapping her
words that Mary is seeing is mapping her brain for future growth at Griswolds
brain for future growth at Griswolds
brain for future growth at Griswolds house she can add strands and add bulbs
house she can add strands and add bulbs
house she can add strands and add bulbs there’s no limitations but out ralphie’s
there’s no limitations but out ralphie’s
there’s no limitations but out ralphie’s she will always be restricted to the
she will always be restricted to the
she will always be restricted to the number of outlets in that home 11 years
number of outlets in that home 11 years
number of outlets in that home 11 years ago I graduated from Gallaudet
ago I graduated from Gallaudet
ago I graduated from Gallaudet University equipped with knowledge and
University equipped with knowledge and
University equipped with knowledge and passion and ready to work with kids with
passion and ready to work with kids with
passion and ready to work with kids with hearing loss as they learned to read
hearing loss as they learned to read
hearing loss as they learned to read when I started working at the Virginia
when I started working at the Virginia
when I started working at the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind I had a
School for the Deaf and Blind I had a
School for the Deaf and Blind I had a rude awakening there were six seven
rude awakening there were six seven
rude awakening there were six seven eight year old children enrolling in
eight year old children enrolling in
eight year old children enrolling in this school and they were grunting and
this school and they were grunting and
this school and they were grunting and gesturing they had no words think about
gesturing they had no words think about
gesturing they had no words think about a seven-year-old you know right now with
a seven-year-old you know right now with
a seven-year-old you know right now with no words can you even imagine that we
no words can you even imagine that we
no words can you even imagine that we would never let that happen
would never let that happen
would never let that happen to a hearing child and here they are and
to a hearing child and here they are and
to a hearing child and here they are and it’s because they were not given a as
it’s because they were not given a as
it’s because they were not given a as when they were infants I worked with six
when they were infants I worked with six
when they were infants I worked with six seventh and eighth graders who are still
seventh and eighth graders who are still
seventh and eighth graders who are still trying to figure out the alphabet they
trying to figure out the alphabet they
trying to figure out the alphabet they could not read and write a sentence and
could not read and write a sentence and
could not read and write a sentence and that’s because they missed out on the
that’s because they missed out on the
that’s because they missed out on the building blocks of language during that
building blocks of language during that
building blocks of language during that critical window all of these kids came
critical window all of these kids came
critical window all of these kids came from Ralphie’s house and when I saw this
from Ralphie’s house and when I saw this
from Ralphie’s house and when I saw this I was shocked and angry how could this
I was shocked and angry how could this
I was shocked and angry how could this happen with all of the brilliant medical
happen with all of the brilliant medical
happen with all of the brilliant medical professionals and educators in the world
professionals and educators in the world
professionals and educators in the world how is this epidemic it’s still
how is this epidemic it’s still
how is this epidemic it’s still happening but it was and I saw it every
happening but it was and I saw it every
happening but it was and I saw it every day so I decided to leave the school and
day so I decided to leave the school and
day so I decided to leave the school and get to the root of the problem
get to the root of the problem
get to the root of the problem I became an early interventionist now I
I became an early interventionist now I
I became an early interventionist now I go to these homes and I’m often the
go to these homes and I’m often the
go to these homes and I’m often the first professional these parents work
first professional these parents work
first professional these parents work with after they find out their child has
with after they find out their child has
with after they find out their child has a hearing loss it’s funny because I get
a hearing loss it’s funny because I get
a hearing loss it’s funny because I get into the home and they’re only a couple
into the home and they’re only a couple
into the home and they’re only a couple months old and these parents have
months old and these parents have
months old and these parents have already been told not to use sign
already been told not to use sign
already been told not to use sign language with these children and his
language with these children and his
language with these children and his thing it’s so ironic because using baby
thing it’s so ironic because using baby
thing it’s so ironic because using baby sign language it’s all the rage and
sign language it’s all the rage and
sign language it’s all the rage and mommy groups it boasts cognitive
mommy groups it boasts cognitive
mommy groups it boasts cognitive benefits they’re smarter they tantrum
benefits they’re smarter they tantrum
benefits they’re smarter they tantrum less they’re bilingual it’s amazing but
less they’re bilingual it’s amazing but
less they’re bilingual it’s amazing but why is it okay for hearing children to
why is it okay for hearing children to
why is it okay for hearing children to have sign language but not deaf well
have sign language but not deaf well
have sign language but not deaf well it’s because of the medical perspective
it’s because of the medical perspective
it’s because of the medical perspective of hearing loss the medical perspective
of hearing loss the medical perspective
of hearing loss the medical perspective sees hearing loss as a problem and it
sees hearing loss as a problem and it
sees hearing loss as a problem and it needs to be fixed they think that if the
needs to be fixed they think that if the
needs to be fixed they think that if the child cannot talk in listen that they’ll
child cannot talk in listen that they’ll
child cannot talk in listen that they’ll struggle to learn to read and write they
struggle to learn to read and write they
struggle to learn to read and write they believe that American Sign Language is a
believe that American Sign Language is a
believe that American Sign Language is a distraction in fact they all they often
distraction in fact they all they often
distraction in fact they all they often imply that if parents choose to use sign
imply that if parents choose to use sign
imply that if parents choose to use sign language with their child they’re
language with their child they’re
language with their child they’re basically giving up on the workhead
basically giving up on the workhead
basically giving up on the workhead having a normal life like a hearing
having a normal life like a hearing
having a normal life like a hearing child
they believe that these children are
they believe that these children are disabled you know what screw the medical
disabled you know what screw the medical
disabled you know what screw the medical perspective I reject a perspective that
perspective I reject a perspective that
perspective I reject a perspective that thinks that babies who can’t hear are
thinks that babies who can’t hear are
thinks that babies who can’t hear are broken and need to be fixed
broken and need to be fixed
broken and need to be fixed I reject anything that supports
I reject anything that supports
I reject anything that supports withholding language absolutely not
withholding language absolutely not
withholding language absolutely not I reject a perspective that leads
I reject a perspective that leads
I reject a perspective that leads parents to believe that if they’re using
parents to believe that if they’re using
parents to believe that if they’re using sign language with their babies that
sign language with their babies that
sign language with their babies that they’re keeping them from learning to
they’re keeping them from learning to
they’re keeping them from learning to talk especially when this is coming from
talk especially when this is coming from
talk especially when this is coming from professionals who don’t study language
professionals who don’t study language
professionals who don’t study language and cognitive development they study
and cognitive development they study
and cognitive development they study pathology and remedy I reject a
pathology and remedy I reject a
pathology and remedy I reject a perspective that believes that learning
perspective that believes that learning
perspective that believes that learning a first language other than English puts
a first language other than English puts
a first language other than English puts a child at a disadvantage
a child at a disadvantage
a child at a disadvantage I embrace the socio-cultural perspective
I embrace the socio-cultural perspective
I embrace the socio-cultural perspective it’s a perpective the perspective that
it’s a perpective the perspective that
it’s a perpective the perspective that doesn’t see children as having a hearing
doesn’t see children as having a hearing
doesn’t see children as having a hearing loss as being broken they don’t need to
loss as being broken they don’t need to
loss as being broken they don’t need to be fixed they’re just different they
be fixed they’re just different they
be fixed they’re just different they need to be accommodated I embrace the
need to be accommodated I embrace the
need to be accommodated I embrace the asl-english bilingual approach where
asl-english bilingual approach where
asl-english bilingual approach where language is the priority and talking
language is the priority and talking
language is the priority and talking writing and signing all have equal value
writing and signing all have equal value
writing and signing all have equal value this perspective doesn’t care if you
this perspective doesn’t care if you
this perspective doesn’t care if you read and write in English but you
read and write in English but you
read and write in English but you express yourself in ASL or that you talk
express yourself in ASL or that you talk
express yourself in ASL or that you talk to your hearing friends but did you sign
to your hearing friends but did you sign
to your hearing friends but did you sign language with your deaf and
language with your deaf and
language with your deaf and hard-of-hearing friends in this
hard-of-hearing friends in this
hard-of-hearing friends in this perspective is significant because this
perspective is significant because this
perspective is significant because this is how children determine how they’re
is how children determine how they’re
is how children determine how they’re going to show up in this world children
going to show up in this world children
going to show up in this world children like Mary can grow up to excel in school
like Mary can grow up to excel in school
like Mary can grow up to excel in school in the world they can have meaningful
in the world they can have meaningful
in the world they can have meaningful relationships and fulfilling lives just
relationships and fulfilling lives just
relationships and fulfilling lives just like a hearing person what they need is
like a hearing person what they need is
like a hearing person what they need is ASL as infants
so it turns out that these deaf and
so it turns out that these deaf and hard-of-hearing babies become adults
hard-of-hearing babies become adults
hard-of-hearing babies become adults someday and do they grow up to like
someday and do they grow up to like
someday and do they grow up to like school make friends play sports learn a
school make friends play sports learn a
school make friends play sports learn a trade go to college well I will tell you
trade go to college well I will tell you
trade go to college well I will tell you about the brilliant deaf and hard of
about the brilliant deaf and hard of
about the brilliant deaf and hard of hearing friends that I have friends who
hearing friends that I have friends who
hearing friends that I have friends who are college professors FBI agents
are college professors FBI agents
are college professors FBI agents medical students friends that work for
medical students friends that work for
medical students friends that work for the government or for themselves as
the government or for themselves as
the government or for themselves as photographers or hair stylists were
photographers or hair stylists were
photographers or hair stylists were these friends broken No
these friends broken No
these friends broken No what do they all have in common language
what do they all have in common language
what do they all have in common language their parents didn’t settle for one lamp
their parents didn’t settle for one lamp
their parents didn’t settle for one lamp they went out and bought every strand of
they went out and bought every strand of
they went out and bought every strand of lamp lights that they could find they
lamp lights that they could find they
lamp lights that they could find they cleared out target of all the bulbs
cleared out target of all the bulbs
cleared out target of all the bulbs because that was what was a priority for
because that was what was a priority for
because that was what was a priority for them children need ASL to develop
them children need ASL to develop
them children need ASL to develop language the medical professionals are
language the medical professionals are
language the medical professionals are saying not to do that I am an advocate
saying not to do that I am an advocate
saying not to do that I am an advocate for the parents of deaf and hard of
for the parents of deaf and hard of
for the parents of deaf and hard of hearing children and I support and
hearing children and I support and
hearing children and I support and encourage them to refuse to choose they
encourage them to refuse to choose they
encourage them to refuse to choose they no longer have to choose between having
no longer have to choose between having
no longer have to choose between having a child who is going to hear and talk
a child who is going to hear and talk
a child who is going to hear and talk over a child who’s going to communicate
over a child who’s going to communicate
over a child who’s going to communicate fluently in sign language they can have
fluently in sign language they can have
fluently in sign language they can have both they should have both I’m an
both they should have both I’m an
both they should have both I’m an advocate in my field to support
advocate in my field to support
advocate in my field to support encourage medical professionals to
encourage medical professionals to
encourage medical professionals to educate themselves on the long-term
educate themselves on the long-term
educate themselves on the long-term effects of language deprivation and
effects of language deprivation and
effects of language deprivation and determine if they want to be part of the
determine if they want to be part of the
determine if they want to be part of the problem or part of the solution I
problem or part of the solution I
problem or part of the solution I advocate for these brilliant successful
advocate for these brilliant successful
advocate for these brilliant successful deaf and hard of hearing adults to be
deaf and hard of hearing adults to be
deaf and hard of hearing adults to be part of early intervention process so
part of early intervention process so
part of early intervention process so they can be mentors for these families
they can be mentors for these families
they can be mentors for these families I’m a speech-language pathologist
I’m a speech-language pathologist
I’m a speech-language pathologist I’m a medical professional but I reject
I’m a medical professional but I reject
I’m a medical professional but I reject the medical perspective on hearing loss
the medical perspective on hearing loss
the medical perspective on hearing loss I want nothing to do with
I want nothing to do with
I want nothing to do with perspective that implies that these
perspective that implies that these
perspective that implies that these children are broken I do not believe in
children are broken I do not believe in
children are broken I do not believe in what these parents are pushing or what
what these parents are pushing or what
what these parents are pushing or what these medical professionals are pushing
these medical professionals are pushing
these medical professionals are pushing on these parents I want to invite my
on these parents I want to invite my
on these parents I want to invite my colleagues to cross the aisle enjoy my
colleagues to cross the aisle enjoy my
colleagues to cross the aisle enjoy my efforts in rejecting language
efforts in rejecting language
efforts in rejecting language deprivation tomorrow when you text your
deprivation tomorrow when you text your
deprivation tomorrow when you text your best friend or join a conference call or
best friend or join a conference call or
best friend or join a conference call or ask someone where the bathroom is
ask someone where the bathroom is
ask someone where the bathroom is remember you could do that because you
remember you could do that because you
remember you could do that because you were given the gift of language you can
were given the gift of language you can
were given the gift of language you can do that because you’re human right to
do that because you’re human right to
do that because you’re human right to language wasn’t ignored thank you
language wasn’t ignored thank you
language wasn’t ignored thank you [Applause]
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