"Guus' first sign was MOMMY!"

Are there disadvantages to bilingual education for a child's general development?

"If you can't hear, you're deaf. I think 'very severely hearing impaired' is very weird."

"It definitely isn't a breeze at the regular school, it requires a lot of attention."

"At the day care they watched the Lotte & Max DVDs with the children, and that's how they learned how to sign."

"You notice he doesn't quite get everything, but his friends keep that in mind."

"As a child I was already aware that everything was based on sight, and not sound."

"We can tell friends and family something about his development, but his ears won't change."

"The CI's only break if it's raining heavily. But you can just walk in the rain with them."

Can children learn sign language at school?