On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Thomas Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Here we must be using some other >> meaning since the overwhelming majority of deaf children are born to >> hearing parents who do not speak sign language. > > Really? Do you have some statistics to back that up? Deafness is very > often inherited. It may be a majority, but I doubt it is overwhelming.
Really. You're not incorrect, which is why it's only a large majority and not virtually unheard of (there aren't *that many* deaf people, so if it were just random we'd expect only a very tiny number of deaf children to be born to deaf parents). Random cite for 90%: "More than 90 percent of deaf children are born to hearing parents, many of whom want their children in English-only programs." [http://www.apa.org/monitor/apr98/amer.html]. You can find other sources, it's a fairly frequently cited number. Also of note: 'More than 90% of children born to Deaf parents have normal hearing. In fact, so unusual is the birth of a deaf child to Deaf parents that often the event is greeted by the parents with great joy, since they have brought into the world "one of their own."' [http://www.ket.org/bookclub/books/2006_mar/essay.htm] _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
