Just Deaf

"At school they said: he's using sign language too often."

"I want to be a veterinarian when I grow up."

"The deaf school turned out to be great for me, actually."

Did teachers in deaf education master sign language in the past?

What used to be sign language's role in deaf education?

"I now work at the deaf school I used to go to myself."

How did people originally communicate in deaf education?

"Ideally, there would be a combination of regular and special education."

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

Can Dutch deaf people enroll in Gallaudet University?

"It would be great, of course, if they could go to a regular school in the neighborhood. But they miss so much then."

"My parents wanted me to join them for the PTA meeting, other parents didn't do that."

Do we currently have an optimal form of bilingual education in the Netherlands?

"It's a shame deaf and hearing impaired people haven't always gone to school together."