<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">SignWriting List<DIV>June 10, 2005</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Eyasu -</DIV><DIV>I forgot to mention that Ethiopia is a country that has meant a lot to my family, because years ago, my sister, Pam, who is a doctor, worked in Ethiopia during the famine of 1985. Pam wrote a book called The Ethiopian Journal, which is her daily diary of all that happened while she was working as a doctor in a feeding camp, out in the desert, helping anyone who came for food, shelter and medical help. Our whole family was greatly touched by the suffering in Ethiopia. You can read about Pam's work, and download her book, on this web page:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The Ethiopian Journal</DIV><DIV><A href="http://www.PamelaSuttonMD.org">http://www.PamelaSuttonMD.org</A></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>or download the book directly:</DIV><DIV><A href="http://www.pamelasuttonmd.org/EthiopianJournal.pdf">http://www.pamelasuttonmd.org/EthiopianJournal.pdf</A></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I hope life is better in Ethiopia now...</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I know Pam will be excited to know of your work, Eyasu...I look forward to telling her!</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Val ;-)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>----------------------------<DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>On Jun 10, 2005, at 2:38 AM, eyasu tamene wrote:</DIV><DIV><FONT face="comic sans ms" color="#bf00bf"><STRONG>I am Eyasu Hailu, Ethiopian, MA student at Addis Ababa University. Each day an idea comes to my mind. Ethiopia is a multilingual, multicultural country. Out of >80 languages of the country Ethiopian Sign language is one of the little considired language. Researchers are focusing only on the verbal langages. </STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="comic sans ms" color="#bf00bf"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="comic sans ms" color="#bf00bf"><STRONG>The Ethiopian Deaf People, esp. children, are learning together with the hearing ones which led them to a serious interrelated socital, political, economic problems. Although they have their own language and culture, it looks less emphasised. I have read im many countries of the world the Deaf people are proud of their language. What I am looking is the other way round. </STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="comic sans ms" color="#bf00bf"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="comic sans ms" color="#bf00bf"><STRONG>I was thinking to happen Sign Writing real to my country also. I need to share your views. If your country is one of the users of Sign Writing, did you have any preconditions to start the activity? </STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="comic sans ms" color="#bf00bf"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="comic sans ms" color="#bf00bf"><STRONG>With lots of thanks</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="comic sans ms" color="#bf00bf"><STRONG>Eyasu Hailu</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV><DIV> <BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><HR size="1">Yahoo! Mail Mobile<BR> <A href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=31132/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail">Take Yahoo! Mail with you!</A> Check email on your mobile phone.</DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>