[ClearCase_guy]

This reminds me of the deaf lobby who WANT to be deaf. And they WANT their children to be deaf. They think being deaf makes them SPECIAL. They get very upset whenever anyone talks to them about "curing" them. How dare you say such a thing???

Jerry Lewis raised a lot of money with very good intentions. Lewis really cares about people with MD. This guy is nothing but an ingrate.

[driftless2]

About twenty years ago I attended a very elementary sign language class. Can't remember much about it, and there was no local school that taught the full language. The class didn't teach much beyond the rudiments, so I didn't pursue my interest.

When we learned about the numbers of deaf people who want their own children to become deaf or refuse cochlear implants, many of us were outraged.

There was one young adult in the class who had become a paraplegic from a fall while rock climbing. He couldn't believe there were people who were handicapped but refused to be helped or cured. Some crippled/handicapped people are unfortunately a little nutty.