LAST EDITED ON 07-09-12 AT 01:21 PM (EST)Well, count me in, I'm all for Deaf Pride now that I'm aware that it exists.
(BTW, that shoulder tapping was only before the CI's were implanted. After we became adjusted (and after he did too) we stopped doing that).
And again, congrats to your nephew, hope we hear more of him.
(An aside, Casey James performed for the troops here on the Redstone Arsenal this weekend. I'm not a big fan so I didn't go myself, but I thought it was interesting and nice that he seems to be doing well post-Idol, even though he didn't win. His guitar skills were pretty impressive).