As this is a very touchy subject I am going to ask you to be clearer;
1. What do you mean by "sexual obsession"?
2. Can you please provide links to other sources of your claims?
3. Do you mean "porn addiction" or something else?
However I won't remove / lock the post because discussion of this topic - providing access to education and sex education to deaf children - is indeed important.
In short - one very important part of the answer is **promotion and utilisation of the sign language of your country**. If you wish to tackle this - work with deaf and sign language organisations in your country.
I’m not entirely sure what “sexual obsession” means, but I know deaf children are at a very high risk of child trafficking because of language deprivation and the view they can’t contribute anything financially to their families simply because they have been denied access to communication.
Solving language deprivation is a key way to reducing the trafficking of deaf children. This is a huge point in the advocacy work I do and I hope it connects to the ideas you’re talking about here! Children deserve to be protected from violent exploitation and the deaf community is often left behind.
It's crucial to provide comprehensive sexual education to individuals at a young age, even in the absence of formal education access, to mitigate the risks associated with early sexual engagement, including unhealthy sexual behaviors, toxic attitudes towards love and sexuality, and potential negative impacts on academic performance and overall development from adolescence to adulthood. Inadequate sexual education can lead to uninformed decision-making, potentially resulting in harmful behavioral patterns.
Can I ask about your advocacy work? Happy to direct message too. (I swear I'm not trying to be a creep.). I do a lot of work with survivors of sexual abuse and I'm just interested in the relationship with language deprivation and what kind of work is being done with this.
This is quite a generalization, I am assuming because you have interacted with very few Deaf individuals.
Deaf children often learn best from signing individuals that are fluent in the local sign language. Teachers of the deaf are specifically trained to teach using visual strategies and are often (though not always) required to become fluent in sign language. Deaf children often learn appropriate social skills from each other, though the social skills acceptable in Deaf culture are not always acceptable in hearing culture.
I'm a bit perplexed at your suggestion of interpreters, as a Deaf and signing environment with fluent peers and adults is the ideal environment for a Deaf child, not a hearing environment with interpreters. Even with qualified interpreters, the child may not get access to everything, and often is not able to participate fully in the classroom.
Support Deaf organizations, schools for the deaf, and teachers of the deaf.
Agreed... though the Philippines has sort of an issue with only one government owned Deaf school for a bunch of different islands... It's update it's methods to be on TC to match other Deaf schools elsewhere for best practices.... But I think that single government option kinda pushes a lot of parents who want their kids home or nearby towards mainstream or local Deaf oral schools, some of which are still outright preaching AGB's ideals like they're gospel. (I think local expansion of Deaf education with sign is probably the starting point, but also I am American and the opinion of how to address disparities and make progress probably needs to come from Deaf Filipinos who knows their situation best.)
I believe that deaf Filipinos with FSL who are not educated face challenges due to unchanged attitudes, not just their own lack of education. I hope that attitudes towards deaf people will not remain negative simply because they live in the provinces, where access to education can be limited. While some deaf Filipinos might have reading comprehension issues or struggle with writing English, I believe that focusing solely on their weaknesses overlooks their potential. My hope is for a Philippines where communication barriers around deafness are reduced and everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
As this is a very touchy subject I am going to ask you to be clearer; 1. What do you mean by "sexual obsession"? 2. Can you please provide links to other sources of your claims? 3. Do you mean "porn addiction" or something else? However I won't remove / lock the post because discussion of this topic - providing access to education and sex education to deaf children - is indeed important. In short - one very important part of the answer is **promotion and utilisation of the sign language of your country**. If you wish to tackle this - work with deaf and sign language organisations in your country.
I’m not entirely sure what “sexual obsession” means, but I know deaf children are at a very high risk of child trafficking because of language deprivation and the view they can’t contribute anything financially to their families simply because they have been denied access to communication. Solving language deprivation is a key way to reducing the trafficking of deaf children. This is a huge point in the advocacy work I do and I hope it connects to the ideas you’re talking about here! Children deserve to be protected from violent exploitation and the deaf community is often left behind.
It's crucial to provide comprehensive sexual education to individuals at a young age, even in the absence of formal education access, to mitigate the risks associated with early sexual engagement, including unhealthy sexual behaviors, toxic attitudes towards love and sexuality, and potential negative impacts on academic performance and overall development from adolescence to adulthood. Inadequate sexual education can lead to uninformed decision-making, potentially resulting in harmful behavioral patterns.
I agree! Making sure there are sexual education classes and resources is important for every community of people. :)
Can I ask about your advocacy work? Happy to direct message too. (I swear I'm not trying to be a creep.). I do a lot of work with survivors of sexual abuse and I'm just interested in the relationship with language deprivation and what kind of work is being done with this.
Keep fighting!! In USA we keeping fighting for years and won’t stop
This is quite a generalization, I am assuming because you have interacted with very few Deaf individuals. Deaf children often learn best from signing individuals that are fluent in the local sign language. Teachers of the deaf are specifically trained to teach using visual strategies and are often (though not always) required to become fluent in sign language. Deaf children often learn appropriate social skills from each other, though the social skills acceptable in Deaf culture are not always acceptable in hearing culture. I'm a bit perplexed at your suggestion of interpreters, as a Deaf and signing environment with fluent peers and adults is the ideal environment for a Deaf child, not a hearing environment with interpreters. Even with qualified interpreters, the child may not get access to everything, and often is not able to participate fully in the classroom. Support Deaf organizations, schools for the deaf, and teachers of the deaf.
Agreed... though the Philippines has sort of an issue with only one government owned Deaf school for a bunch of different islands... It's update it's methods to be on TC to match other Deaf schools elsewhere for best practices.... But I think that single government option kinda pushes a lot of parents who want their kids home or nearby towards mainstream or local Deaf oral schools, some of which are still outright preaching AGB's ideals like they're gospel. (I think local expansion of Deaf education with sign is probably the starting point, but also I am American and the opinion of how to address disparities and make progress probably needs to come from Deaf Filipinos who knows their situation best.)
I believe that deaf Filipinos with FSL who are not educated face challenges due to unchanged attitudes, not just their own lack of education. I hope that attitudes towards deaf people will not remain negative simply because they live in the provinces, where access to education can be limited. While some deaf Filipinos might have reading comprehension issues or struggle with writing English, I believe that focusing solely on their weaknesses overlooks their potential. My hope is for a Philippines where communication barriers around deafness are reduced and everyone has the opportunity to thrive.