Deaf Being Mis-Educated in Foreign Countries
Tuesday September 26, 2006
An About visitor wrote (actual country name removed to protect visitor's privacy):
I have seen that here in [Latin American country] there continues to be confusion. As the director of the local school for Deaf here in [city], I know of three very intelligent Deaf teens enrolled in the school for children with "mental retardation." I've talked to the parents, the teachers, and even the district supervisor. They don't see that it makes any difference. To them, my school is in the morning; these kids prefer to study in the afternoon and it's all the same. YIKES!
I have seen that here in [Latin American country] there continues to be confusion. As the director of the local school for Deaf here in [city], I know of three very intelligent Deaf teens enrolled in the school for children with "mental retardation." I've talked to the parents, the teachers, and even the district supervisor. They don't see that it makes any difference. To them, my school is in the morning; these kids prefer to study in the afternoon and it's all the same. YIKES!
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This visitor had written in response to the article, "Deaf, Not Retarded."
Comments
They still do it in rural areas of America. Not too long ago I was put on the special bus for all of my time! It didn’t matter to me - they would have not got me a terp, anyway, at that time, in that place. But it didn’t do much for my education…