To Deaf people: Do your family members know how to sign ASL??
Actually, what caught my eye was the comment following the blog post on how "It’s so sad that Hearing families put the burden of communication on their Deaf child. Many of these Hearing parents claim they would “do anything” to help their Deaf child, including carving up their child’s head with CIs. But they still refuse to sign, because it’s “too hard.”
True, so true.
One common thread I see among hearing parents is that they have a desire to communicate with their deaf child. I wonder if most of us have parents who can sign in ASL. It may be too premature of an question because many of us grew up in a generation where sign language was forbidden so it may not be a fair question. However I do know that many deaf people learned ASL at some time in their lifetime.
