Pathological Point of View of Deafness versus Cultural Point of View of Deafness
Sounds complex, but it isn’t really.
Guess what is pathological viewpoint and which is cultural? No prizes for correct answers though!
Parent A: My child is deaf. With a cochlear implant and good speech training, my child will learn to talk and will be mainstreamed. People will not be able to tell that my child is deaf.
Parent B: My child is deaf. With both sign language and a cochlear implant, and good speech training, my child will be able to communicate with both hearing and deaf people. My child may or may not be mainstreamed. People may or may not be able to tell that my child is deaf, and it does not matter if they can or can not.
