Sound and Fury Response

After watching this documentary, I disagreed with Heather's parents who didn't want her to get a cochlear implant. While I understand that they wanted a connection with Heather being deaf, it doesn't seem fair for Heather not to be given the opportunity to hear. 

Heather's parents were concerned that her signing wouldn't be as good if she were encouraged to use speech after getting a cochlear implant. I think it's selfish of Heather's parents to want to keep her inside a deaf bubble. She already signs really well, so she'll be able to communicate with her family forever. Most hearing people, which is mostly who Heather will be interacting with when she grows up and gets a job, won't be able to sign and Heather will need speech to communicate. She wouldn't be able to learn to speak without a cochlear implant.

I think that Heather's parents should let her take advantage of the technology available to let her hear. Even though her parents considered her deafness a culture rather than a disability, there's no denying that life would me more challenging for Heather without being able to communicate easily with most people. By not allowing her to get a cochlear implant, they were holding her back.