On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, Val Forbes in Australia wrote:
>Hello!
>I'm the librarian for deaf studies at La Trobe University in
>Melbourne, Australia, which also has the National Institute for Deaf
>Studies and Sign Language Research. I am interested in learning
>more about signwriting, both for myself and in my role as contact
>person for the deaf community at the University.
>I do look forward to reading more about SignWriting, and was also
>very interested in the comment about sign language being beautiful.
>I did ballet for a number of years and I think that helped me see and
>appreciate the beauty and meaning in shapes made by signers, and also
>the facial expressions, which are so essential in the theatre arts
>too.
Valerie Forbes
Borchardt Library
Humanities & Social Sciences Team
Latrobe University
Bundoora, Vic. Australia
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January 20, 1999
Hello Valerie and welcome to the SignWriting List!
I guess all people named Valerie love to dance and write signs - ha!
For those of you new to the List, we also have a web site for Sutton
DanceWriting:
DanceWritingSite
https://www.DanceWriting.org
But back to your work in Australia, Val...it sounds very interesting and we
would love to hear more about it. Several members on the SignWriting List
are from Australia.
I am sure AUSLAN is a truly beautiful language. If you would like some
literature on SignWriting for your library, I will be happy to sent it.
Perhaps library visitors would want information to take home with them? I
have only written a few AUSLAN signs, but we could do more if you think
there is interest.
Valerie ':-)
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Valerie Sutton at the DAC
Deaf Action Committee for SW
SignWriting
https://www.SignWriting.org
Center For Sutton Movement Writing
an educational nonprofit organization
Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA
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