But, I'm watching Sweet Nothing in My Ear tonight.
It stars Marlee Matlin and Jeff Daniels. It is a story about a couple struggling to decide whether to provide a cochlear implant for their 8 year old child who was deafened post-lingually. One parent is Deaf - one is not.
Some of the scenes are in a courtroom setting. A very easy way for the writers to show the very conflicting sides of this argument.
I wouldn't call the program a documentary by any stretch... and anyone who watches should not view it as such. But from what I have seen so far, it seems to be giving a fairly accurate depiction of the CI Conflict and why it is such a volatile subject.
I respect the Deaf Culture and at some level can understand why they feel as they do about CIs. I hope this movie helps others see that as well. As a hearing person, I always found it so difficult to understand why anyone would not want their child to hear. But after having Toes, I took the time to learn more. And I am glad I did.
Watch the movie.
2 comments:
I'm watching it now and taping it. . .it is very informative and interesting. . .
I loved the guitar scene where the dad is trying to have his son "feel" the music as he plays. . .
I LOVED LOVED LOVED this movie! I thought it did a great job of explaining both sides of the story, and it actually made me really want to work harder at my ASL...I realized how many words I actually knew, and how many more I needed to learn.
I was post-lingually deafened at age 4, and my parents took me to Signing Exact English classes and got me a hearing aid...and I eventually chose my own way...I never want to be without hearing, if I can help it. I can see where it would have to be a hard decision for parents of a tiny baby to make, though...and I respect you so much for the thought and research you had to do for sweet Erin! From my perspective...I believe she'll thank you for it one day :)
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