n this error be so damaging or even disastrous, whether we are considering the help we give to an individual or the nature we make for all those who suffer from that particular disability. Deafness is important in itself but even more important in its consequences. The immediate consequences of a hearing defect are no means unimportant. Inability to hear a horn, a bicycle bell, and certain other noises may be a cause of serious physical danger. Inability to hear music or birds singing deprives one of pleasures which mean much to many people. These are modest in their effect compared with impairment of hearing for speech. Medical and surgical treatment have little to offer to the majority of deaf children, especially those whose deafness is congenital. The positive approach to the deaf child is to make use of whatever remains of hearing the child possesses, and most do have remains, and by building on what remains and using a variety of techniques to develop the child’s hearing skills, his speech and his language. In achieving this, care, management and hearing are soclosely interlinked that they must be considered as part of the same total process. Much remains to be done in exploring the field of possible employment of the deaf. There is a certain amount of prejudice and resistance to be overcome and it is hard to say if apparent objections to the deaf are true. A deaf child can do the same things as a normal child but without speaking. They should have the samerespect as any other child trying to grow up. As I have demonstrated in this paper, a handicapped child is notsomeone to laugh at. They may be different physically or mentally,but they need the same love and support from their parents and loved ones just as any other child. Different handicaps need a certain kind of attention. People cannot understand that when a mentally retarded child has a violent fit in the mall, it is not because they are a bad child, they...
