Goodbye to all.

Today I have nothing new to present to readers. I plan to end this journey. I want to focus my learning on face to face life experiences and plan to close this blog. Over the past few months I have taken on a journey to explore the deaf culture and different views on the cochlear implant. This journey has been beneficial to me in my line of work, and I plan to continue to learn just no longer through this blog.

Going into this blog I wanted to learn more about the deaf culture so that I could serve the deaf community. After attending deaf meetings, communicating online and reading articles I now have a better understanding of any interactions I may have with the deaf community. There is still plenty to learn but this is a start. I plan to take up another class to strengthen my signing skills in hope of being able to fully communicate with a person who is deaf. With this skill I will be able to help the deaf community and lessen misinterpretation of information. The deaf community will not only have someone to advocate for them but also to understand them and the culture. This is a major part of being a social worker. A social worker should understand and be sensitive of one's culture and beliefs, and the deaf community draws my interest.

With my recent poll I am glad to say I believe it was successful. I did not expect as many responses that I received, and am happy with the results. Though there are many different views on the cochlear implant I hope and believe that most people will be respectful towards each other and their decisions. Receiving the cochlear implant is a controversial issue, but with the results posted on previous posts I believe that society is adapting to the new technology available just as they have to IPODS and computers.
With all that I have learned I will now continue to a new journey and end this one. I have enjoyed this experience and am looking forward to the next. Let life continue.

Kristina