There was a time when a child born deaf had few choices. For more
than a century, the only option for parents was to send their son or
daughter away to a boarding school for the deaf. There, the children and
the schools thrived in the shadows, embracing a distinct culture of
silent communication. Recent advances in
medicine and technology are now reshaping what it means to be deaf in
America. Children who could never hear a sound are now adults who can
hear everything. That’s having a dramatic impact on the nation’s
historic deaf schools as well as the lives of people. Read more from this NPR article that highlights the dramatic changes occuring in deaf culture due to Cochlear Implantation.