If you work with kids who are deaf, everyone thinks you sign. I tell people I teach children to listen and talk and I do NOT use sign language and they still think I do? It's crazy how ingrained the notion of deafness needing sign is. With today's technology most children who are deaf are able to use hearing technology to learn to listen well and speak really well.
Some of my colleagues have already blogged about this:
Re: the question of when we might recommend sign language --- My friend has a blog ---
and another colleague has this answer to why NOT baby sign:
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