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Stefan Woehrmann Date: Tue May 9, 2000 9:09 pm Subject: Re: SW list (fwd) | |
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Joe Martin wrote : > To the list operators.... > > We members of the SignWriting list would like to bring your attention the > following two items. > first, the date the list started is incorrectly given as August, when it > actually started on May 11, 1998. > > More importantly, our archives are listed under > > > >Category: Top : Health : Conditions and Diseases : D : Deafness > > > The SignWriting List is concerned with writing and literacy, education, > minority languages, and linguistics. It only indirectly has anything to > do with deafness, (in that, as with any language, some of the users happen > to be deaf) and it certainly has nothing to do with diseases, or health. > > As a non-deaf linguist with a cultural sensitivity to these minority > groups, I feel the list should be under "languages" or some more > appropriate category. Users of signed languages have constantly to fight > for recognition (and respect) not simply as viable cultures, but for the > simple right to be considered "normal," and in some cases even human! > Little things like this classification can do a lot to support them in > their efforts. I sincerely hope that you will consider this, and change > our category to something more appropriate. > > Joe Martin, Hi Joe, congratulations. I like the way you are able to discuss this issue! All the best Stefan ;-) |
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