<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Dear BGG, I want to take chance here to say you Happy New Year from Mérida, Venezuela-<div><br></div><div>I have information on the bibliography, I think you can get one in Gallaudet University's library</div><div><br></div><div><i>International Disability Rights Monitor (Julio 2004) "Informe regional de las Américas"</i>, NO hay editorial ni ISBN - (Does not have publishing book office name or ISBN)</div><div><br></div><div>I have tried to check online the digital version, from the data in the book where it indicates the address, but it seems disappeared, but you can order this book there in <a href="http://www.cirnetwork.org/">http://www.cirnetwork.org/</a> or downland in many reports of the world in <a href="http://www.idrmnet.org/reports.cfm">http://www.idrmnet.org/reports.cfm</a> -</div><div><br></div><div>This report what I have here I read that the methodology is included about Sign Language status (communication section), with point of view from interviews to NGOs, Government departments, and group focus, as well the questionnaire, and redacting about law and resolutions materials-</div><div><br></div><div>And, about, my country Venezuela I could give you the url of the Disabled people's law in <a href="http://www.conapdis.gob.ve/index.php/ley-para-las-personas-con-discapacidad">http://www.conapdis.gob.ve/index.php/ley-para-las-personas-con-discapacidad</a> , where have some articules with Sign language aspects, as well as the Constitution of Venezuela's Bolivarian Republic in <a href="http://www.tsj.gov.ve/legislacion/constitucion1999.htm">http://www.tsj.gov.ve/legislacion/constitucion1999.htm</a> where appears in articles 81 and 101- The document is published online from the Supreme Court of Justice in Venezuela-</div><div><br></div><div>I want to make sorry for not using the point because my keyboard is broken with this key of point -</div><div><br></div><div>I hope you have successful research report,</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><span style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;">Eugenio Ravelo Mendoza, Mgtr. Doc., </span></div><div><div apple-content-edited="true"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Candidato al Ph.D. en Innovación educativa y Aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Universidad de Deusto / University of Deusto<br><br>Fax: +58 (0274) 271.30.15<br><br>SMS: +58 (0412) 426.31.91</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dirección/Address:</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> <br>Jardines de Alto Chama,<br>Jardín 1 Casa 13. <br>MÉRIDA, 5115<br>Venezuela<br><br><a href="http://www.deusto.es">http://www.deusto.es</a><br>---------------------------------<br><br>Antes de imprimir éste e-mail piense bien si es necesario hacerlo; el medioambiente es responsabilidad de todos.<br><br>Si utilizas el fuente Arial, aconsejo utilizar el fuente alternativo "Courier New" o "Century Gothic" ése reduce 30% de tinta impresa de los mensajes de su correo electrónico.<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
</div>
<br><div><div>El 04/01/2014, a las 15:17, Maartje De Meulder <<a href="mailto:maartje.demeulder@VERBEELD.BE">maartje.demeulder@VERBEELD.BE</a>> escribió:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Barbara,<div><br></div><div>I'm a PhD researcher at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) working on sign language recognition legislation. I have accurate info for Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. I will send this to you in a separate document.</div><div><br></div><div>If anyone can provide info for Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador and Panama, I would be very grateful as well!</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes</div><div><br></div><div>Maartje De Meulder</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Op 3-jan.-2014, om 19:36 heeft Barbara Gerner De Garcia <<a href="mailto:barbara.gerner.de.garcia@GALLAUDET.EDU">barbara.gerner.de.garcia@GALLAUDET.EDU</a>> het volgende geschreven:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">I am trying to create an accurate list of Sign Languages in Latin America recognized by their governments. According to the
WFD’s 2009 report <i style="">Deaf People and Human
Rights</i>, the following Latin American countries recognize the sign language
used by Deaf people in the country:<span style="">
</span>Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico,
Panama, Venezuela. Furthermore, I found that Chile has since 2010 (Biblioteca Nacional de Chile,
2013), and Uruguay since 2001 (Republica Oriental del Uruguay, n.d.). I am not confident that the list from WFD is 100% accurate as I have come across some inaccuracies in the 2009 report. Any help or suggestions are welcome.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Barbara Gerner de Garcia<br></span></p>
<br><br><div class="gmail_extra">-- <br>Dr. Barbara Gerner de Garcia, Professor <br>Department of Education<br>Gallaudet University<br>800 Florida Ave NE<br>Washington, DC 20002-3695<br><br>Phone: 202-651-5207
</div></div>
</blockquote></div><br>
<br><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; border-spacing: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica-Light"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --<br>"Our lives begin to end<br>the day we become silent<br>about things that matter."<br>-- Martin Luther King Jr. --<br></span></font><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br></div></span></div></span></span>
</div>
<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>