Parental Decisions for Deaf Children's Education
When a child is diagnosed with deafness, their parents must make a significant decision about the child's educational and cultural path. They can choose to enroll the child in a mainstream school, which typically focuses on developing verbalization and lip-reading skills. Alternatively, they can opt for a school for deaf children, which prioritizes learning American Sign Language (ASL) and immersion in deaf culture.
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Parental Decisions for Deaf Children's Education
A physician advises the parents of a deaf infant to pursue a cochlear implant and intensive speech therapy as soon-as-possible. The physician's stated goal is to 'minimize the impact of the hearing deficit' so the child can integrate seamlessly into the hearing world. This approach, which views deafness primarily as a condition to be treated or corrected, is most representative of which of the following models?
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