Art of Deaf Power

Show your support!! Sign the Petition!!

To: Wisconsin Gov. Doyle

Governor Doyle
115 East State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702

To Governor Doyle:

We, the undersigned, request that you do not sign senate bill #27/assembly bill #16 mandating that insurance companies cover the exuberantly expensive and invasive implanting of children with cochlear implants since their effectiveness is inconsistent and because cochlear implants are often used in conjunction with denying an infant and children the right to a fully accessible natural language.

The notion that being Deaf is an affliction and an abomination which alienates one from society and leaves the dependent and isolated is a myth and rooted in audism.

Audism is attitudes and practices based on the assumption that behaving in the ways of those who speak and hear is desired and best. It produces a system of privilege, thus resulting in stigma, bias, discrimination, and prejudice—in overt or covert ways—against Deaf culture, American Sign Language, and Deaf people of all walks of life.

Not only is there a danger that some infants and children can be harmed by cochlear implants, there is also the potential danger that people interpret this bill to mean that they must have their child implanted.

When any government participates in the attempt to create a perfect race of people and to prevent a natural language from flourishing, it is known as eugenics. We do not wish for your state to be mislabeled as promoting eugenics and linguistic and cultural genocide.

If this bill is to be signed into law it should be amended to state that insurance companies should also cover the cost cochlear implant removals for people who no longer wish to have these devices in their heads. Furthermore, it should mandate that insurance companies cover American Sign Language materials, therapy, and support services for families, infants, and children as research has shown that giving a Deaf infant and child a fully accessible, visual language ensures linguistic, cognitive, social and emotional success.

Senate Bill 27: http://legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/SB27hst.html
Assembly Bill 16: http://legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/AB16hst.html

Sincerely,

the Deaf community?

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Silent Music via CI

For Parents of Deaf Children

Burn baby burn!!

WWJD about CI?

First one is Exodus 4:11 where it said that God created the Deaf and Dumb people. Dumb mean some Deaf people will never be able to speak properly. Not anything will be able to help them speak properly. Yes, not even cochlear implants will help Deaf and Dumb people to speak. If Deaf are able to speak, they are still deaf, thus will be never hear ever.

Second one and most important is Leviticus 19:14 which say clearly that God forbid anyone to curse the deaf. Curse mean to oppress, despise, look down, and put down. Oralism and Audism is wrong because it oppress deaf people.

Third one is Romans 8:28 and I Corinthians 12:18 which mean Deaf people are part of God's creation and his perfect plan. We are not a mistake. Evolution did not create us but God who love us very much.

Fourth one is Mark 7:33-34 where Jesus healed a deaf man. But understand the important point. He GESTURED to the deaf man before healing him. I believe Jesus views that deaf person as an equal, not inferior. He looked at him with respect instead of pity. He was asking for his permission! This happened ONLY ONCE in the Gospels. Jesus healed thousands of blind, crippled, sick people but the gospels recorded only ONE healing of a DEAF person. I believe Jesus set an example in how to handle a deaf person that is communicate with them through eyes & hands. Thus ASL.

Fifth one is Acts 2:6, 11; I Corinthians 14:10, 39 which refers to beauty of different languages. God said every languages are important and beautiful. Thus God created ASL and consider it perfectly proper for Deaf people to use.

Sixth one is John 9:2-3 and Romans 10:14-17, God stress on communicating with and understanding the person THAN healing and "implanting CI" on them. God prefers to present gospel to them THAN heal.

Seventh one is Leviticus 21:17-21 where there are 12 physical deformations listed that will disqualify the person from being a high priest. High priest picture Jesus Christ so he must be perfect. Deafness is not on the list! Why? God do not view us as phsical handicap but social handicap that is communication problem, otherwise, we are perfectly normal. Angel made Zacharias mute but he was allowed to conduct services for days. Luke 1:22-23.