Characters
Who are Annie and Adriana?
W.E.
Where's Emma?
Dangle
Hang or swing loosely.
“Honey, this isn't about some kid on the internet. This is about Emma. We want our baby girl to have every
opportunity in the world. Just like we do for you. Besides, the technology has improved so much in the last few years.”
Why would cochlear implants give Emma "more opportunity" in the eyes of her parents?
“About ninety percent of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
children are born to hearing parents,” says Karina.
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Works for an organization to help Deaf kids from infancy to high school.
Karina Petrovsky
O.I.S
Oh I See
Utensils
Forks, Spoons, Knives - Tools we use in the kitchen
She lifts her hands into the air and shakes them. A few people in the audience follow along. The rest of us clap the way we're used to.
Why do you think they lifted their hands in the air and shook them?
profoundinoaktown: get back to me when they put mittens on her hands:
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Who is unintentionally mean in the chatroom to profoundinoaktown and swordwielder42?
What does he say that is so mean?
BADisgreat
T.O.T.K.O.
Takes One To Know One
Embracing
Hugging
She puts her hand on my shoulder. “Go ahead. Nothing changes if we don't talk.”
How can talking about something make a change?
profoundinoaktown: i'll be Deaf and proud no matter where i am
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Has the nickname "M & Trip J".
Who are Matt, Jamila, Justin and Jaden?
S.S.
She's Sleeping
Grill
"grill the trout for about five minutes"
- To intensely question or interrogate someone.
profoundinoaktown: you can't just go making up signs like that
profoundinoaktown: so, name signs come from Deaf people. that's just how it works. it's one of the perks:
“Oh, please,” Gram says. “Don't have her waving her hands around. I want to be able to talk with her, and there's no way I could learn at my age.”
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What is Profoundinoaktown's real name?
Derek Knight
W.B.I.M.R.
We'll Be In My Room
Temporary
Lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent
“You know,” says Gram, “I was reading on a website that Black families eat sweet potato pie instead of pumpkin pie, and they say it's even better. And ever since then, I've been eager to try it. Alicia, I was thinking for Christmas you could bring one so we can compare.”
Why did this comment create a difficult discussion at the table?
“Exactly. What Mike did was on purpose. What your Gram did wasn't. It's like the difference between stepping on someone's foot by mistake and kicking them. Only one is mean, but they both hurt. Sometimes you don't have to be trying to hurt someone. You just have to say the wrong thing.”
Karina starts telling us about the Center for the Education of the Infant Deaf and how important it is to expose Emma to American Sign Language as early as possible. “The more ASL she sees, the sooner she will be able to communicate with you.”
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