tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5943863739328110097.post3949020797187963613..comments2021-10-10T23:47:30.882-04:00Comments on American Film and Culture: John Tracy's Inspiring LifeMary Claire Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17244664533097133301noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5943863739328110097.post-32583626077519298952013-10-13T09:30:04.640-04:002013-10-13T09:30:04.640-04:00At the time, the California School for the Deaf wa...At the time, the California School for the Deaf was only located in San Francisco. His mother did not want to send him away.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524891008336580552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5943863739328110097.post-7283317232619261232013-01-02T17:18:16.401-05:002013-01-02T17:18:16.401-05:00I completely agree with you Parpar - it still cont...I completely agree with you Parpar - it still continues to this day of, disturbingly so, many hearing parents, famous or not famous, find that their child being deaf as a "tragedy", never once realizing the amazing Deaf community in our world. It pained me to see how John Tracy missed out the Deaf Community and how his family had to use "special techniques" to communicate abbreviated, short-changed replies to him. He's amazing of all he accomplished, but Deaf people world-wide fare better emotionally, spiritually, socially, financially when they're blessed to be both in the Deaf and hearing worlds. May more hearing non-signing parents learn more about the Deaf Culture and American Sign Language. Deaf Gypsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036002095101721989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5943863739328110097.post-14572991689305665382011-09-19T17:21:48.742-04:002011-09-19T17:21:48.742-04:00It's astounding (but I guess not surprising) t...It's astounding (but I guess not surprising) that none of these "medical experts" recommended that the Tracys enroll John at California School for the Deaf, a progressive (but signing) school. I wonder if his life would have been easier had they not rejected that option. Later, many of the John Tracy Clinic's "oral failures" enrolled at CSD.Parparhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100335782623380814noreply@blogger.com