From Hoping to Expecting: Cochlear Implantation and Habilitation in India

While scholars have attended to disability as a new normal that is increasingly present category and experience in public spheres, this essay argues technologies such cochlear implants accompanying therapeutics make it possible for children “become normal.” Parents come expect, rather than hope, interventions will work. An analysis of habilitating with India—and habilitation process practice general—foregrounds the ways potentiality attaches certain kinds devices, therapeutic methods, people because presumed existence malleability. Habilitation case means developing hearing brain becoming listening speaking person. Potentiality ideal habilitative trajectories wane age families must negotiate expectations relation sharply etched ideas what normal. This stresses just critically rehabilitation, too an important activating perceived be latent has future-oriented stakes. ?????? ?????????? ?? ????????? ?? ??? ????????? ????????? ??? ???? ?? ????? ??? ?? ???? ??? “ ??? ?????? ????? ?? ??? ??? ??? ????? ?? ???? ???? ?? ?? ???????? ????????? ???? ????????? ?? ???? ?????? ?????????? ????? ????? ?????? ???? ??????? ??????? ???? ???? ????-???? ??? ???? ???? ??????? ???? ?? ?????? ????????? ??? ?????? ???? ?? ????? ???? ?????????? ?? ?????????? ????????? ???????????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ?? ????? ????? ?? ????? ???? , ?? ??????????? ?????? ???????? ????? ??????? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ????? ??? ???| ?????? ???? ????????? ????? ?????? ???? ????? ????? ???? ??????? ????? ? ????? ????? ???? ????-???? ???? ?????? ????? ??? ????? ???? “??????” ???????? ???? ???? ????? ?? ???? ????? ???????? ??: ???????????? ??????? ???? ??? ?? ???? ???? ??????? ????? ??? ?????? ???? ???? ?????? ?????????? ??????