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Cecelia Smith Date: Thu Feb 3, 2000 5:25 am Subject: Re: Gallaudet University & SignWriting... | ||||||||
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Hi Valerie; No, I am no longer at Gallaudet, so I am not in their hair about Sign Writing.... However, having them talk to the folks there isn't a bad idea. As Robert Johnson once said....(not a direct quote...since it was about 2 years ago) he has nothing against SignWriting, per se, however the Deaf in America already have a perfectly good writing system, it is called English. However, should the day ever arrive when Deaf students require the use of such a system, he would be happy to incorporate it as an elective... I spoke with a first year grad student recently...they were given the same page I was handed when I was a first year student. It was a bad copy of a document from the late 70's or early 80's, describing sign writing, and given as an example of why SignWriting won't be successful. Can we say I never made a dent? <sigh> Oh well. Onward....ever onward. Cecelia formerly of Gallaudet | ||||||||
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