Stop Language Deprivation in Deaf Children

Children should have every opportunity to live a full life.

I know a small Deaf community in remote northwestern Ontario that could really use some support and funding and accessibility. We need more interpreters and access.

Anything we can help with

Me believe when children take own learn and give better same hearing learn same deaf to learn start baby 0 to 5 years it is will find out fast more than adults. Today and future technology more lots than our old time. And give read book or semi educated math lab or etc full knowledge more

Thank you for this petition

For my Sweet Grandson Henry Adams

I strongly believe in this petition. I also believe sign language should be taught in all schools. Hearing children would also benefit from learning this important & beautiful language

Parent of a Deaf adult who knows the importance of language needs!

I absolutely support this petition.

As a parent of two HH teens I can say I have personally experienced this. We were strongly discouraged from using ASL by medical professionals and even told it could be harmful to their learning in other areas. When we advocated for the use of a signing EA in school, once again medical professionals argued against it in a meeting saying it wasn't needed. What this does is creates a barrier for children and teaches parents that self advocacy is too hard or not worth the effort. Deaf/HH children deserve better.

I was born profoundly deaf

From my experience, when I was one year until five half year old, I didn’t know ASL because I was in the oral program referred by the audiologist in 1977. I went to Manitoba School for the Deaf and had to learn ASL when I was five half year old. I was frustrated and emotional due to the language barrier and struggled to communicate. I really don’t want to see happening to innocent Deaf children. The children has rights to access their language for communication and education. I don’t want to see innocent Deaf children struggling, emotionally and suffering.

I do not want Deaf children to go through this today. I suffered language deprivation as a child. It was painful and damaging for me.

Asl is for everyone.

Stop language deprivation in Deaf children.

STOP LANGUAGE DEPRIVATION IN DEAF CHILDREN

I agree

6Absolutely!!!

Those who don't live it should not be making decisions for those who do.

Deaf children NEED a strong ASL foundation