Argentine Journal (Fragments)
Written by Duke Osborne on November 8th, 2008 | 1 CommentRefracted thoughts on Argentina, communication, empathy for Ben and his deafness:
(1) Can you ever really blend in when you are an outsider? Should you?
In the first day or two of our journey to Argentina, my daughter Maddie seemed oddly out of sorts when I cued to my son Ben, especially in [...]
Argentine Journal (Listening)
Written by Duke Osborne on September 22nd, 2008 | 2 CommentsArgentine Journal (Field Notes)
The effort of listening. How travel to a foreign country, with a foreign language, generates empathy for Ben, my deaf son.
During our time in Buenos Aires we stayed in an apartment. This provided us a perfect base of operations to unpack our gear, a kitchen for supplies and meal preparation, beds and [...]
Now What? (Choices part 2)
Written by Barb Ballard on June 22nd, 2008 | 3 CommentsSo, here we were with a child, who’d most likely developed his hearing impairment at the age of 3, who was now 7 years old and in 2nd grade. Because of his other health issues, he was already in a classroom with small group instruction. I wasn’t prepared to even think about changing schools. I’d [...]
Post-Lingually Deaf (Choices part 1)
Written by Barb Ballard on June 8th, 2008 | 3 CommentsTo understand how our family came to choose Cued Speech, you should probably understand a little bit of my son’s history. He was not born with a hearing impairment, but to say that he’s medically complicated is a bit of an understatement. He seemed like the perfect child at birth, but what no one knew [...]
