@Enzyme
fair point about the other factors, but the articles I have read (or heard on't telly) about the situation have centred on the fact that deaf parents don't view the deafness as a disability and say the children should be born like that. Which I would say is unfair to the child as whether or not you view deafness as a disability, they are still missing out on a huge part of life, not just music, but things like hearing birds in trees, hearing very fast cars coming before they knock you down, that sort of thing.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 23 Apr 2008, 13:46, Reply)