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    There's an ambiguity in the word "development" that may be confusing
    the discussion a bit.  There is the sense that focuses on language
    acquisition in children, and the sense of "community development" in
    societies where there are needs in the areas of poverty, health,
    education, gender equality, social welfare, etc.  I think the UN
    consultation is focusing on the second sense, although of course the
    first sense is part of that as it pertains to education.  As Franz
    says, it is not very clear when you go to the site what the goal is,
    unless one has been part of the global development community.<br>
    <br>
    As I understand it, the particular focus of the UN consultation is
    that in light of the UN's "Millenium Development Goals"
    (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/">http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/</a>), people with disabilities have
    often been ignored.  I would point out that people in minority
    language communities have also often been ignored--people have tried
    to conduct development activities while relying on national
    languages rather than local languages.  Signing deaf people get
    doubly-ignored.<br>
    <br>
    I'm pleased to see that people are preparing to make contributions. 
    As of this moment, I haven't seen any appear on the site, but
    probably its just that the moderator hasn't gotten to them yet (it's
    only been about 18 hours since I submitted mine).<br>
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      <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Albert Bickford
SIL International
  Linguistic Services Coordinator, Global Sign Languages Team
  Director, SIL-UND

Please use different email addresses for different topics:
  sign languages: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:linguistic_services_gslt@sil.org">linguistic_services_gslt@sil.org</a>
  SIL-UND: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:director_silund@sil.org">director_silund@sil.org</a>
  other: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:albert_bickford@sil.org">albert_bickford@sil.org</a> 

late May through early August: 
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      On 2013/03/26 12:18 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Franz.Dotter@UNI-KLU.AC.AT">Franz.Dotter@UNI-KLU.AC.AT</a> wrote:<br>
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      <div>Dear Albert,</div>
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      <div>Maybe I'm to silly, but after having created my account, I
        could not find an overview concerning the consultation, just
        found one question and then two others elsewhere. Can anyone
        help?</div>
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      <div>Related to the consultation: To put one very important point,
        namely language development: doctors, speech therapists etc.
        signal a potential big problem if a hearing child does not reach
        the 50 words limit with 2 years of age and demand urgent action
        not to create language and cognition delays or deficits. For
        deaf children there is no such effort. On the contrary: Many
        "experts" tell the parents: "Just wait, language will emerge
        some time later". We have to overcome this split thinking: Also
        deaf children have the right to develop their language in the
        same life period as hearing children do. As long as we do not
        reach this goal of "language development for deaf children in
        the sensible phases", there will be massive developmental
        delays.</div>
      <div>To put another analogy which is not taken up to now: All
        linguists stress the importance of allowing/assisting migrant
        children in using and developing also their mother/family
        language for their future identity and language competences. But
        this is not taken earnest for deaf children: They are kept away
        from sign language which they could (not must!) choose as their
        mother or preferred language. So they are also broken in
        identity as they are only forced to accept that they will
        be less good spoken language users for their whole life.</div>
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      <div>Best Regards</div>
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      <div>Franz Dotter</div>
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      <div>Center for Sign Language and Deaf Communication, University
        of Klagenfurt<br>
        Additionally funded by: Provincial government of Carinthia<br>
        Head: Franz Dotter (hearing)<br>
        Collaborators: Elisabeth Bergmeister (deaf), Silke Bornholdt
        (deaf),  Luzia Gansinger (hearing), Simone Greiner-Ogris
        (hearing) Andrea Grilz (hearing, on maternity leave), Christian
        Hausch (deaf), Marlene Hilzensauer (hearing), Klaudia Krammer
        (hearing), Christine Kulterer (hearing), Andrea Lackner
        (hearing), Anita Pirker (deaf), Nathalie Slavicek (hard of
        hearing), Natalie Unterberger (deaf)<br>
        Administration: Friederike Wieser (hearing)<br>
        Homepage: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
          href="http://www.uni-klu.ac.at/zgh">http://www.uni-klu.ac.at/zgh</a><br>
        Deaf server (in German): <a moz-do-not-send="true"
          href="http://deaf.uni-klu.ac.at">http://deaf.uni-klu.ac.at</a><br>
        Fax: ++43 (0)463 2700 992891 (Elisabeth Bergmeister), /992892
        (Silke Bornholdt), /992893 (Christian Hausch), /992894 (Anita
        Pirker), /992895 (Nathalie Slavicek), /992896 (Natalie
        Unterberger), /992802 (Friederike Wieser)<br>
        Phone: ++43 (0)463 2700 /2821 (Franz Dotter),/2823 (Marlene
        Hilzensauer), /2824 (Klaudia Krammer), /2829 (Christine
        Kulterer), /2802 (Friederike Wieser)<br>
        Email addresses: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
          href="mailto:firstname.lastname@uni-klu.ac.at">firstname.lastname@uni-klu.ac.at</a><br>
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        >>> "Albert Bickford" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:albert_bickford@SIL.ORG"><albert_bickford@SIL.ORG></a>
        3/25/2013 5:36 >>><br>
        Dear colleagues:<br>
        <br>
        (Before you get upset about the use of the word "disabled" on
        this email list, please read on!)<br>
        <br>
        I have just become aware that the UN Department of Economic and
        Social Affairs (UNDESA) and UNICEF are beginning preparations
        for a high-level meeting on disability and development this
        September.  They have organized an online forum for preliminary
        discussion of the matter.  So far, the special perspective of
        deaf people and sign language linguists has not been
        represented.  As a result, there is a distinct possibility that
        approaches and strategies proposed for persons with disabilities
        generally may be misapplied to deaf people, ignoring the crucial
        role that sign language plays in the lives of deaf people and
        deaf communities.  <br>
        <br>
        I believe that people on this forum may want to express their
        views in the online consultation that is currently taking
        place.  See the email quoted below for details on how to
        participate.<br>
        <br>
        Please note that discussion closes in just a couple days, so if
        you want to say something, act now.<br>
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      <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 

Albert Bickford
SIL International
  Linguistic Services Coordinator, Global Sign Languages Team
  Director, SIL-UND

Please use different email addresses for different topics:
  sign languages: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:linguistic_services_gslt@sil.org">linguistic_services_gslt@sil.org</a>
  SIL-UND: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:director_silund@sil.org">director_silund@sil.org</a>
  other: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:albert_bickford@sil.org">albert_bickford@sil.org</a> 

late May through early August: 
  2901 University Ave Stop 8217, Grand Forks ND 58202; 701-777-0575
mid-August through mid-May: 
  16131 N. Vernon Dr., Tucson AZ 85739; 520-825-1229

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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet
                MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In many countries,
                the realization of the Millennium Development Goals
                (MDGs) has not been achieved for persons with
                disabilities. This clearly highlights the importance of
                ensuring that development processes are inclusive of
                persons with disabilities and their perspectives for the
                still ongoing efforts to accelerate and expand progress
                on the MDGs and in the definition of the new development
                framework that will succeed the MDGs, after 2015. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On 23 September 2013,
                the UN General Assembly will hold a High-level Meeting
                on disability and development, with the overarching
                theme<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span
                    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">“The
                    way forward: a disability-inclusive development
                    agenda towards 2015 and beyond”</span></em>, at UN
                Headquarters in New York.   </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">To ensure that the
                post-2015 agenda is inclusive of disability, the UN
                Department of Economic and Social Affairs in
                collaboration with UNICEF is holding an online moderated
                consultation to gather views from a broad range of
                stakeholders on how to include disability in the
                post-2015 development framework, in order to contribute
                to the ongoing work for the High-level Meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                earlier online discussion on “Addressing Inequalities
                and Persons with Disabilities in the Post-2015
                development agenda”, held on this site in November (read
                the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
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                this consultation aims to take a closer look at the
                particular challenges faced by per! sons with
                disabilities in different regions, and identify the
                specific measures and actions to be taken by different
                stakeholders to promote a disability-inclusive society
                and development.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet
                MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The recommendations
                emerging from your contributions will be incorporated
                into a report on the consultations to inform the
                preparation of the outcome document for the UN
                High-level Meeting on 23 September 2013.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet
                MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The consultation aims
                to be as broad and open as possible, in order to enable
                a multitude of voices to be heard from Governments, UN
                system organizations, academia, media, private sector
                and civil society organizations, including persons with
                disabilities and their organizations (DPOs).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet
                MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Please invite your
                colleagues, partners and networks to participate!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet
                MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Warm regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
                  (DESA) and UNICEF in collaboration with the United
                  Nations Promoting the Rights of Persons with
                  Disabilities (UNPRPD)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    style="COLOR: purple">enable@worldwewant2015.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    style="COLOR: purple">http://www.worldwewant2015.org/enable</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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