Entries from September 2007

September 28, 2007

Event: Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal Host SLR Days

Note from Coco:
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD.
SIGN LANGUAGE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING. DON’T YOU ALL AGREE?
THERE ARE LAWS, POLICIES, GOVERNMENTS AND DOCTORS WHO ARE TRYING TO “EXTERMINATE” OUR SIGN LANGUAGE CULTURE. CAN YOU IMAGINE ONE DAY THERE’S NO SIGN LANGUAGE?
DEAF SCHOOLS ARE ON THE DECLINE. MORE AND MORE CHILDREN ARE IMPLANTED. AUDITORY VERBAL TRAINING [...]

September 28, 2007

Blog: I Support Tactile in (any) Language!

Bonjour! Comment ca va? Tres bien.
Hallochen! Wie geht’s dir? Mir geht’s gut.
(asl) Hey! how you? me good.
I think I have learned 6 languages.
English, American Sign Language, French, Langue Signes des Quebecois, German, Deutsche Gebardensprache. I don’t know if that includes Universal Sign Language (not official), But that is how beautiful sign language [...]

September 17, 2007

Vlog: New Sign for “Usher Syndrome” and “Sighted” People

Bonjour again! Seems like I’m itching to vlog every day of this week – so many ideas, so many topics to cover! Hopefully I’ll find volunteers willing to transcribe every and each of these vlogs… pronto!
I have a special vlog for you. Others have seen it on Facebook and on my Xanga site – and [...]

September 14, 2007

Vlog: Coco’s Journey to Nigeria

Bonjour!It’s been ages since I’ve posted something worthy of reading about the -isms and news of the Deaf Blind world, please forgive me for the short sabbatical.I was away on “vacation” to Washington State (Seattle & Seabeck Deaf Blind Retreat) and Washington, D.C.. I got back into town last night, and the only thing on [...]