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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 (AVT) DOES NOT ALLOW NEWLY IMPLANTED CHILDREN TO LEARN SIGN WHILE THEY ALSO LEARN HOW TO SPEAK.
SO WRONG.
FOR MORE INFORMATION. YOU CAN GO TO WWW.OTTAWADEAFCENTRE.ORG , WWW.DEAFREAD.COM, WWW.DEAFONTARIO.CA, WWW.CAD.CA
THERE WILL BE A MONTREAL RALLY FOR SIGN LANGUAGE RIGHTS ON SATURDAY. LOOK INTO THESE LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
RAH! RAH! STOP AUDISM! RAH! RAH!
TACTILE LOVE,
coco
(& stop audism)
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September 28th – International Deaf Education Rally worldwide / 28 septembre – Démonstration à travers le monde de la Journée internationale de l’éducation des sourds
ENGLISH
ATTENTION OTTAWA / GATINEAU COMMUNITY!!!
INTERNATIONAL DEAF EDUCATION DAY RALLY – OTTAWA
COME AND JOIN THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO FIGHT FOR SIGN LANGUAGE RIGHTS AT PARLIAMENT HILL IN OTTAWA ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH.
TO SUPPORT SIGN LANGUAGE FOR DEAF CHILDREN, PLEASE MEET AT HUMAN RIGHTS MOUNMENT AT ELGIN / LISGAR STREET (beside Ottawa City Hall) AT 11:00 AM FOR MARCH TO PARLIAMENT HILL.
SEE WEBSITE: www.slr-canada.net and click on OTTAWA for more details!
Press release by the Canadian Association of the Deaf, Resolution by the WFD Congress, and video announcement about Sept 28th International Deaf Education Day can be founded on www.slr-canada.net.
FRENCH
ATTENTION COMMUNAUTÉ GATINEAU / OTTAWA!!!!
RALLY DU JOURNÉE INTERNATIONAL DE L’ÉDUCATION DES SOURDS – OTTAWA
VENEZ TE JOINDRE À NOUS AU PREMIER COOPÉRATION INTERNATIONAL POUR DÉFENDRE LES DROITS DE LA LANGUE DES SIGNES À LA COLLINE PARLEMENTAIRE À OTTAWA LE VENDREDI LE 28 SEPTEMBRE.
CECI EST POUR SUPPORTER LA LANGUE DES SIGNES POUR LES ENFANTS SOURDS, PRIÈRE DE RENCONTRER AU MONUMENT DES DROITS DE L’HOMME SUR AU COIN DE LA RUE ELGIN / LISGAR (À CÔTÉ DE L’HÔTEL DE VILLE D’OTTAWA) À 11H00 ET NOUS ALLONS MARCHER JUSQU’À LA COLLINE PARLEMENTAIRE.
VEUILLEZ VISITER LE SITE WEB: www.slr-canada.net ET CLIQUEZ SUR OTTAWA pour des détails additionnels.
Ceci est une communiqué de press fait par l’Association des Sourds du Canada, Résolution fait par la Fédération Mondiale des Sourds, et le vidéo qui fait une annonce sur la JOURNÉE INTERNATIONAL DE L’ÉDUCATION POUR LES SOURDS au 28 Septembre. Tout peut se trouver dans le site web: www.slr-canada.net.
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 is. Freedom of expression. Learning how to speak is good when coupled with sign language. It helps us how to cope easier as a minority. I wish I could speak well. Becoming blind has its difficulties and communication with a hearing stranger is very difficult.But I prize my ability to sign. It makes me feel so free and creative.
Since becoming more blind, I have a newfound appreciation for sign language. In a world of darkness and silence, I find it very calming and reassuring that I can communicate with 135 countries. That is how many countries (and more) have people who sign. I am going to Nigeria soon and I intend to tactile with them. A whole new world.
What is so evil about our culture? The way society portrays us as sick, disabled, helpless, mute, dumb, special, and so on?
Sign language keeps us alive, So let’s keep it alive.
tactile love,
(do a ILY sign and put it under someone’s palm)
tactiletheworld.wordpress.com
Coco
