Made in Milwaukee: AGB and DBC
Captions: Hello Vloggers/Bloggers: I would like to tell you a story about “Made in Milwaukee, WI”. AGB and DBC had a convention last June 2008. Both AGB and DBC set up the conventions in their own hotels which were connected by the bridge over the street.
Alexander Graham Bell had his own reserved Presidential Suite on the top floor of the hotel. Alexander dressed up with luxury clothes while smoking Cuban cigar and drinking Brandy. He walked through the large rooms included bedroom, bar and everything else surrounding large windows with a view of City of Milwaukee. He noticed Milwaukee seems very nice city and he noticed the DBC convention across the street from his hotel. He looked around curiously and decided to use his binocular. He scanned the crowd with his binocular and he saw a beautiful young woman around 26 years old. That young lady seems eager. She was working and helping to set up new DBC organization. Alexander was interested and decided to go to third floor where AGB convention is.
Alexander met people at the AGB convention as he took his own time to meet friends and workers. He decided to go across the bridge where DBC organization stayed another hotel. He saw the young woman and decided to introduce himself to her. He said “I noticed that you are attractive woman and what is your name?”. The young lady replied “My name is Deana”. Alexander invited Deana to go out for a date tonight. He was willing to learn how to communicate with her. Deana accepted the date. So everything was all set on neutral ground.
Alexander and Deana went out to eat, drink, dance and party all night. Guess what happened, they did one night stand. After Alexander and Deana enjoyed the night, they went back and keep busy with their own conventions until end of the day. Everyone returned back to their homes. Alexander was sitting in his own office as he was wondering and waiting for a month to hear from Deana. He thought Deana would email or VP him and see what is up with Deana. Coworkers and friends wondered, too. Finally, Deana called Alexander through VP. Alexander was excited and asked Deana that he wanted to know what is up with her and how she is doing so far? Deana told Alexander, “I have something new to tell you.” Alexander asked “What’s new?” Deana replied “I am pregnant”. Alexander widened his eyes and got speechless. At first, Alexander doesn’t know what to do but he decided to accept and stay with Deana through the rest of 9 months pregnant term. Alexander and Deana gave a birth and found out they have a deaf baby.
What should they do with deaf baby?
Cheers,
The Rogue
August 9, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Wow! Their deaf baby can learn to speak AND sign at the same time!
August 10, 2008 at 7:49 pm
It is Alexander’s and Deana’s decision.
My opinion is that oral and Deaf parents want their deaf child to speak verbally but I think it is better to teach ASL first to their deaf baby until about 3 years old. He grows up and can use ASL and speaks then write English.
If parents decide to have their baby implanted CI then should use ASL first then learn to speak after 3 years old. It is better that the deaf child uses ASL and speaks both not be monolingual.
ASLfully, Ellen
August 11, 2008 at 12:07 am
speaking is overrated. let the baby sign all the way