Document Type
Response or Comment
Publication Date
1997
Publication Title
Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
Keywords
deaf children, cochlear implants, ethics, disabilities
Abstract
Because I reject the notion that physical characteristics constitute cultural membership, I argue that, even if the claim were persuasive that deafness is a culture rather than a disability, there is no reason to fault hearing parents who choose cochlear implants for their deaf children.
Repository Citation
Dena S. Davis, Cochlear Implants and the Claims of Culture: A Response to Lane and Grodin, 7 Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 253 (1997)
Volume
7
