Can We Just Say Deaf?

I'm tired of hearing the phrase "ci kids." Do we say "hearing aid kids?" Of course not. Why should it be any different for deaf kids with cochlear implants? Can we just say deaf?

After all...althought they may function differently, hearing aids and cochlear implants serve the same purpose. I can't break the habit of calling my own ci a hearing aid. To me it is a hearing aid. When it is turned off, I am plunged into my silent world...the same as it was with hearing aids.