Should All Deaf Children Learn Sign Language?
Onderzoektitel:Should All Deaf Children Learn Sign Language?
Auteur:Donna Jo Napoli, Nancy K. Mellon, John K. Niparko, Christian Rathmann, Gaurav Mathur, Tom Humphries, Theresa Handley, Sasha Scambler, John D. Lantos
Datum van publicatie: 7-4-2011
Link naar het onderzoek: https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/136/1/170
Inhoud:
Every year, 10 000 infants are born in the United States with sensorineural deafness. Deaf children of hearing (and nonsigning) parents are unique among all children in the world in that they cannot easily or naturally learn the language that their parents speak. These parents face tough choices. Should they seek a cochlear implant for their child? If so, should they also learn to sign? As pediatricians, we need to help parents understand the risks and benefits of different approaches to parent–child communication when the child is deaf.
