Growing up my neighbors were both deaf from birth and they were able to talk well enough for a child to understand without problems. I was friends with their son and a few times went with their family to gatherings at their friends’ houses where the vast majority of attendees were also deaf.
I haven’t thought about this for a lomg long time and now I need to reflect on how that helped shape me into the person I became.
I regret not learning ASL from them when I probably could have.
Even people who have been deaf since birth can learn to speak by reading lips.
Growing up my neighbors were both deaf from birth and they were able to talk well enough for a child to understand without problems. I was friends with their son and a few times went with their family to gatherings at their friends’ houses where the vast majority of attendees were also deaf.
I haven’t thought about this for a lomg long time and now I need to reflect on how that helped shape me into the person I became.
I regret not learning ASL from them when I probably could have.