I've read that at least some deaf people say that,if given the chance,they would reject treatment that might give them (or restore to them) the ability to hear.
This,IMO,can only mean that they've become accustomed to being seen as victims and that they somehow approve of that status.
Sick,sick,sick...IMO.
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No, that's not really correct.
Many deaf people who sign ONLY do not want the extra added input. When you have grown up deaf, and are used to the quiet, the sounds that the implant or even a hearing aid brings can be disconcerting. It has nothing to do with being a victim. I would hardly call deaf adults who are not implanted victims. When I am working on speech with my daughter, she can't have extra noise around her because she can't concentrate. Whereas you and I have learned to tune OUT noise.
You are very wrong on that. They do not consider themselves to be "victims" at all. But, because society tries to tell them they are 'abnormal', then society deals with them as if they are victims.
My mother (age 80) is deaf, reads lips, speaks and learned sign at age 38 to work with deaf kids. She has many deaf friens, who very much disagree with this very militant group of deaf people who feel that they are perfectly normal they just do not hear.
"This,IMO,can only mean that they've become accustomed to being seen as victims and that they somehow approve of that status."
I'm glad you stated that this was your opinion because it certainly is NOT a fact. As a a deaf person, I hate it when people treat me as if I'm handicapped. I'm no victim, and most deaf people I know don't consider themselves victims either.