tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279646991395065989.post622680697955361949..comments2023-05-10T08:06:16.325-07:00Comments on Waving With My Hands: For Tayler, I'm not functional because I can't hear?Deb Ann and Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16848684699934748571noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279646991395065989.post-24207554875397059622008-03-27T16:39:00.000-07:002008-03-27T16:39:00.000-07:00Amen to all! :)Amen to all! :)Deb Ann and Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16848684699934748571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279646991395065989.post-47851220789906445572008-03-27T11:25:00.000-07:002008-03-27T11:25:00.000-07:00Nice poem. Functionality sounds so cold. We're a...Nice poem. Functionality sounds so cold. We're all living to the fullest extent whether we hear or don't hear.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093639101711800065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279646991395065989.post-36458296635171737502008-03-27T11:05:00.000-07:002008-03-27T11:05:00.000-07:00Nice poem. The greatest myth of C.I. is that it is...Nice poem. The greatest myth of C.I. is that it is assumed to make you more functional than being Deaf. I function fine with ASL, thank you.drmzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494918938276567340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279646991395065989.post-34204295998784066022008-03-27T10:31:00.000-07:002008-03-27T10:31:00.000-07:00Awww! I read it! Thanks so much!It means a lot to ...Awww! I read it! Thanks so much!<BR/><BR/>It means a lot to me.<BR/><BR/>(got an email from Tayler)Deb Ann and Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16848684699934748571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279646991395065989.post-17080076686803061072008-03-26T20:30:00.000-07:002008-03-26T20:30:00.000-07:00I'm sure being "functional" is a personal view of ...I'm sure being "functional" is a personal view of oneself and also in the eye of the beholder. I see deaf people as functional. Same goes for HOH and C.I. Others might feel C.I. is more functional than deaf. <BR/><BR/>We all compensate in other ways and in the end, it's functional...<BR/><BR/>To each his own.<BR/><BR/>Nice Poetry, by the way.<BR/><BR/>:)Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407395246046461161noreply@blogger.com