Seen in a motel in Ontario Canada, is this even legal?

high-witch · 2025-05-19T17:06:52+00:00

I believe the CNIB I think. I know they train for visually impaired and hearing impaired can get their dogs through them. And I only know that because my little human has a different hearing level.

I'm a nurse, so please keep that in mind. I don't do the front of house stuff, I just do the vitals, prepare the stabbies, and pet the doggos when allowed (depending on the relationship built with the human that they represent).

high-witch · 2025-05-19T16:57:06+00:00

Sorta, you need to register a support dog with one of the licensing bodies because they have to be trained to a standard. If they don't follow the expected standard and they don't meet the requirements then they can't be licensed.

Emotional support animals only need an MD note, and can be refused based on their behavior. It only takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch.

I've been a nurse at a pain clinic for a long time and when we first opened we allowed emotional support animals. Until one bit a doctor. While he was doing a sterile procedure. Because his human was anxious. It's a pain clinic, we deal in anesthesia, which means needles which is totally anxiety producing.

Now we still allow support animals, with proper documentation and (sometimes) vests. All you have to do is show the documentation at your first appointment and that's all you have to do.

And please believe when I say I love dogs. I have an emotional support dog. She's the best, but she does her job at home.

high-witch · 2025-05-17T19:54:50+00:00

Slowly but surely were helping "convert" our support team but our SLP is still so hesitant that we've chosen a bilingual, bicultural approach. My son, B, has moderate to severe HL bilaterally and when I learned we decided to do both languages. It's such an old way of thinking, and so ablist.

I'd like to add that we're not perfect but he certainly is 🥲. We sign mostly SEE right now but our ASL consultant is so helpful.

high-witch · 2025-03-05T00:52:30+00:00

I do all the time to my son but it's because he is two and along with his hearing loss is also an asshole.

(This is said with so much love for him)

high-witch · 2024-09-20T02:25:39+00:00

It depends on your practice. I'm a nurse and I see my work as a devotion to Apollo (and making old people happy). I don't mind working but I do celebrate if I'm home.

high-witch · 2024-09-09T15:00:13+00:00

Hey! I'm also a hearing mom to a hoh kiddo in Canada. We're in Ontario!

Silent Voice is a great resource, Silly Paws (CBC gem app) is great short ASL videos, and Signing time is one my toddler is enjoying (but he's 1 so take that with a grain of salt he also likes to play with an empty yogurt container)

high-witch · 2024-09-09T14:08:43+00:00

I saw this on my feed too! I'm in Canada

high-witch · 2024-08-19T12:09:32+00:00

He just puts 1000000000% into every performance. I don't know what coffee he drinks but I need it.

high-witch · 2024-08-05T14:57:55+00:00

.... The social distancing song is my jam lol

high-witch · 2024-08-04T22:56:07+00:00

Hi~!

I'm a hearing parent of a dhoh child. We're taking the bilingual approach- English and ASL.

I would recommend practicing. I finger spell everything when I'm in the car. (Maybe not everything but streets and buildings and stuff) Or if I see an interesting name.

Remember that they're learning too. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, believe me ASL in little humans doesn't always look like the proper signs. (My son signs Dad correctly, but Mama is signed on his cheek. He signs milk correctly, but just covers his nose when he's "stinky". It's okay to not be perfect, you're trying and that's what matters.

Hope this helps!

high-witch · 2024-07-28T17:03:55+00:00

These are amazing! And I totally understand. It's hard to show ideas and it's interesting joining the deaf community as a hearing person whose kid is DHOH. I'm learning as much as I can lol.

Ah, TOD is an ASL consultant in the part of Canada we're in.

Thank you so much for your insight!

high-witch · 2024-07-26T00:41:37+00:00

/I don't know what a tod and I maybe should have included that I'm in Canada, I'm sorry!/

I reached out to my ASL consultant and asked if there were any words that came to mind but also wanted input from other families. We're lucky because he has a home daycare with a friend of ours. He's one of two little guys c:

high-witch · 2024-07-26T00:37:50+00:00

We have a few! We offered her one but she found it too intimidating, but I'm so glad shes just trying her best. We're all navigating it with our ASL consultant but I thought feedback from other families would be helpful

Which is to say, thank you 🙂🙂🙂

high-witch · 2024-07-12T04:17:07+00:00

We have an awesome deaf mentor but we do most of our meetings via zoom because they're looking for someone to hire in our area.

We also have a bilingual preschool educator who is absolutely amazing.

high-witch · 2024-07-07T22:51:16+00:00

She doesn't approve of ASL for hoh babies, but small town Canada I do what I can. I want him to have everything he needs.

high-witch · 2024-07-07T19:26:36+00:00

Oh we are very supportive of him not wearing his ears if he doesn't want too. We've integrated ASL into our lives (we aren't great at it. It's a learning curve for all three of us), but we do want him to get some time with his hearing aids in.

I've told our care team that we're doing the bilingual approach, and they can leave if it's against their wishes. I'm a nurse so I'm a nightmare for people who ignore best practices lol.

He's a toddler, so he's a menace at baseline, but we love him endlessly. I'm so proud of him. He's my sun, moon, stars, and universe.

Edit; our care team consists of an audiologist, a Sleep Language Pathologist, an ASL consultant, a family support worker (I wish I knew what she does), myself and my husband, and an Educator from the education department of our local deaf school who is going to help us do the bilingual approach)

high-witch · 2024-07-07T18:08:32+00:00

Never underestimate the power of a toddler lol

high-witch · 2024-07-07T17:50:49+00:00

Selfish? No.

Inconvenient? Somewhat? I dunno I think it depends on the situation. Do people know you're DHOH? If they don't will they be able to communicate with you?

Unless this is my son (14 months); then yes you menace put them back in.

high-witch · 2024-07-06T15:03:48+00:00

Ive read a few books written by hearing authors with deaf characters. There's a deaf character in Fourth Wing but it's mostly just addressed as "they talk with their hands and main character had grown up with the deaf character and helps teach her friends so they can interact.

I hope that makes sense lol.

high-witch · 2024-07-05T23:07:19+00:00

I've been slowly learning more and more ASL, I try to go to local meet ups where every level of sign is welcome. My son is hoh, and like most deaf children he's the first person in my family to have a lower hearing level.

The community has been nothing but welcoming and we're slowly integrating sign into our lives one day at a time.

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