Vika's mother tells me that they are specially not teaching Vika sign language. They hope that she will get a cochlear implant and she will be able to hear. They don't want her to know sign language because children who learn to express themselves in sign do not understand why they should express themselves with sound, even if they begin to hear. Teaching a five-year-old who knows sign language to talk is like teaching her a foreign language. That is why the state accepts only children under two in its waiting list for cochlear implants. Then the children remain on the waiting list for years and they never get implants.
Vika plays delightedly on the playground equipment. But the girl can't hear her. I think, how is it possible to spend all your childhood without hearing your parents' words?
When Vika needs something, she climbs on top of the bars and begins to shout. She looks like a baby bird on a limb calling “Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!” and slowly turning around looking for her mother. read more
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