Right to use sign language in educational programmes

Robertta Thoryk
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/ #69 WFD petition to recognize ALL LANGUAGES INCLUDING ASL

2010-09-22 01:52

It is TOTALLY ridiculous that there is still a need to fight for this. Years of research and linguistic analysis stand behind the community's own knowledge that American Sign Language is unique, rule-based, and complete. It's time for the tyranny of educators interested in maintaining their own jobs and missionary control over a community to be ended.  The multi-decade experiment on deaf children has not resulted in higher quality of life or maximized use of talents.  Voice your support for ASL in the schools so that we can EDUCATE not "rehabilitate!"