https://blue.feedland.org/?river=http://data.feedland.org/blue/feeds/Paul.xml Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:32:41 GMT feedland v0.6.43 https://cyber.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:32:43 GMT http://rpc.rsscloud.io:5337/pleaseNotify Sat, December 23, 2023 10:32 AM EST <p>I have grave concerns with this legal action being taken by the ACLU of Delaware. It is more likely to do more harm than good if they win.</p> <p>Let me make something absolutely clear, LSL (Listening and Spoken Language) is not the gold standard among deaf children.</p> <p>Far from it.</p> <p>Now, before you start accusing me of saying that they should be denied access to spoken languages.</p> <p>I&#39;m not.</p> <p>Children need full access to language from day one, LSL does not provide that. LSL is a form of training, not access. They don&#39;t fit children with hearing aids the day they are born. It&#39;s crucial that parents understand that their children need full access to language in order to acquire them.</p> <p>The true issue lies with how the IEPs are often neglected by public schools. That&#39;s where they should be focusing on instead of attacking the school for the deaf.</p> <p>I assume that the school for the deaf does provide both sign language and spoken language, because most of them do if their IEPs require it. They shouldn&#39;t be aiming to stop the so-called &quot;over-referring&quot; because deaf children do need access as soon as possible.</p> <p>Another issue is how they worded this sentence, &quot;The complaint also alleges that DDOE over-refers students to Delaware School for the Deaf, and thereby violates students’ rights to be educated in their “least restrictive environment” under the ADA and Section 504.&quot;</p> <p>Least restrictive environment? For the children? The parents?</p> <p>I&#39;m going to say it&#39;s the latter. It would be more convenient for the parents to be able to enrol their children at a nearby school rather than driving an hour to a school for the deaf. But it&#39;s not convenient for the deaf students if they aren&#39;t getting full access to their education.</p> <p>We have far too many deaf children who continue to fall behind their hearing peers because the idea of accommodating them would be inconvenient to everyone else.</p> Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:32:41 GMT https://blue.feedland.org/?item=234302 https://blue.feedland.org/?item=234302 I have grave concerns with this legal action being taken by the ACLU of Delaware. It is more likely to do more harm than good if they win. Let me make something absolutely clear, LSL (Listening and Spoken Language) is not the gold standard among deaf children. Far from it. Now, before you start accusing me of saying that they should be denied access to spoken languages. I'm not. Children need full access to language from day one, LSL does not provide that. LSL is a form of training, not access. They don't fit children with hearing aids the day they are born. It's crucial that parents understand that their children need full access to language in order to acquire them. The true issue lies with how the IEPs are often neglected by public schools. That's where they should be focusing on instead of attacking the school for the deaf. I assume that the school for the deaf does provide both sign language and spoken language, because most of them do if their IEPs require it. They shouldn't be aiming to stop the so-called "over-referring" because deaf children do need access as soon as possible. Another issue is how they worded this sentence, "The complaint also alleges that DDOE over-refers students to Delaware School for the Deaf, and thereby violates students’ rights to be educated in their “least restrictive environment” under the ADA and Section 504." Least restrictive environment? For the children? The parents? I'm going to say it's the latter. It would be more convenient for the parents to be able to enrol their children at a nearby school rather than driving an hour to a school for the deaf. But it's not convenient for the deaf students if they aren't getting full access to their education. We have far too many deaf children who continue to fall behind their hearing peers because the idea of accommodating them would be inconvenient to everyone else.