Hi Kendall,

On Wednesday 18 October 2006 21:30, Kendall David Corbett wrote:
> I think that what the students at Gallaudet are trying to avoid is a
> society that sees them as "broken," and therefore in need of being
> "repaired."  A similar argument can be made for those of us with
> mobility impairments - our differences make us who we are, so why should
> we change to fit society's definition of "normal?"
>
> There are many people in the deaf community who would not benefit from
> cochlear implants.  If implants become the norm, how much more
> marginalized would that make people who couldn't get them because they
> wouldn't work for them. A bigger question is what happens to those
> people who can't afford them?

A bigger answer is for healthcare to be free at the point of delivery, then 
the big question would not arise.

> IMHO, students at a school designed for people of any minority group,
> including the deaf, have a right (obligation?) to demand that the most
> visible representative of that institution be a person who represents
> that group well to the world.  Again, IMHO, groups are best represented
> by fully integrated members of that group.



> Can you imagine the NAACP choosing Michael Jackson as its president?
> ;-{)}
>
> Kendall
>

Cheers

Deri

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