The way he stands, the way he approaches people...

The way he talks with anybody everywhere we go.

He has no fears.

We, as a society, haven't even tapped into the potential of

what Deaf people can do or contribute

to society, and if I had to

say there was a goal as a parent,

it is not to have my children be just like me,

I want them to be better than me.

I want to tap into Jacob's

abilities and successes, and use that as

opposed to what people view as a disability or inability.

Because once you alter it you've changed their state of mind,

no matter what you do.

If you make Jacob hearing, using Cochlear

implants and hearing aids and all these things,

It changes their constitution.

Yeah, their mind will never develop at the intention

of how it was supposed to be developing.

There's this...where he's supposed to go.

I want Jacob to be able to be Jacob.