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		<title>Got Neutrality?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A commenter in my previous blog  referred me to a glossy website, Communicate With Your Child with the claim that this  website provided unbiased information from many various organizations.  She suggested that I click on “My baby has a hearing loss” section, which leads the viewer to various states that we could research.  She stated “Neutrality is now in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A commenter in my previous <a href="http://www.deafcanadian.com/2010/05/02/neutrality-does-it-exist/"><strong>blog </strong></a> referred me to a glossy website, <a href="http://communicatewithyourchild.org"><strong>Communicate With Your Child</strong></a> with the claim that this  website provided unbiased information from many various organizations.  She suggested that I click on “My baby has a hearing loss” section, which leads the viewer to various states that we could research.  She stated “Neutrality is now in the works. It still exists.”  </p>
<p>Is this commenter correct? Does this website actually provide unbiased information from many various organizations?  Has it got neutrality?</p>
<p> Let’s analyze this website:</p>
<p>1. Count the number of times the words &#8220;hearing&#8221; and &#8220;hear&#8221; have been used on the homepage alone.  Total: 11!</p>
<p>2. Count the number of times ASL as a term is used on that same homepage. Total: ZERO</p>
<p>Talk about subliminal messages!</p>
<p>Now, let&#8217;s use this checklist to dissect the contents further:</p>
<blockquote><p>a) Is t bilingual? Check! (English with Spanish translation)</p>
<p>b) Is it trilingual? Mais non.  Nowhere on this website do I see ASL translation.  <br />
c) It has audio for those who may have reading issues: Is it accessible for the Hearing? Check!<br />
d) FOCUS: the ability to hear words and songs. Check!<br />
e) FOCUS: the ability to see ASL words and poetry. Where? Zilch and nada!</p></blockquote>
<p>I checked “My Baby has a hearing loss” and clicked on states as instructed. This is what I found:</p>
<p> The number of hearing loss professional organizations like AGBADHH, NICDC, Hearing Association, Let them Hear Foundation, etc etc far outweigh the number of Deaf-centered, or at least ASL-friendly organizations.</p>
<p> I also clicked on <a href="http://www.raisingdeafkids.org/"><strong>http://www.raisingdeafkids.org</strong></a> which is on the list for any of the states you click on: Go to <a href="http://www.raisingdeafkids.org/communicating/choices/"><strong>Communication choices</strong></a>, then you will see:</p>
<blockquote><p>- Auditory-Oral, (Emphasis: Hearing/speaking)<br />
-Auditory-Verbal (Emphasis: Hearing/Speaking)<br />
-Bilingual-Bicultural- ASL and English (Emphasis: Bilingual Language Development)<br />
-Cued Speech (Emphasis: Hearing/speaking)<br />
-Total Communication (signing and talking with voice simultaneously… Emphasis: still hear and speak)</p></blockquote>
<p>Consider the evidence submitted above.  One cannot help but reach the following conclusion:</p>
<p><strong> There’s an overwhelming emphasis on hearing and speaking, and little focus on ASL.  Therefore, this website is NOT unbiased.  It’s in fact heavily biased in favour of the hear-and speak ideology.  It&#8217;s got NO neutrality.</strong></p>
<p> But it&#8217;s sure got <a href="http://www.deafcanadian.com/2010/03/14/the-canadian-definition-for-audism/"><strong>audism</strong></a>.</p>
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