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<P>I have actually done a research on this topic for a paper in school. I found that most Deaf didn't like the idea of SW not mainly because they feel that it can't capture the full aspect of the language (although it is a strong argument that some have), but that SW would cause hearing people to have a lessened view of ASL as a language, and it would also separate Deaf from hearing people even more. I personally don't agree with any of that (of course, or I wouldn't be here now would I. LOL!)</P>
<P>Just a thought.</P>
<P>Adam<BR><BR>>From: "Kimberley A. Shaw" <kshaw@wellesley.edu><BR>>Reply-To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<BR>>To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<BR>>CC: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<BR>>Subject: [sw-l] Deaf opposition to SW<BR>>Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 07:55:16 -0400<BR>><BR>>Hello all:<BR>>this makes me think of an e-mail encounter I had with somebody Deaf the<BR>>other day, who felt that SignWriting is a "dis-service" to the signing<BR>>Deaf community ... and does not do justice to such a beautifully visual<BR>>method of expression! (???!!)<BR>>I am still trying to figure it out; are people afraid that if Sign gets<BR>>written down, that it will be taken over by the hearing world?<BR>>Puzzled HoH in Boston,<BR>>Kim<BR>><BR>>sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at 12:01 AM<BR>>-0500 wrote:<BR>>
>I'm sad to see that it was a few Deaf grads from Gallaudet who<BR>> >expressed opposition to SW. Hopefully the deaf community in Malaysia<BR>> >will have the opportunity to evaluate SW for themselves and not let a<BR>> >few make a decision for the whole. The challenge for us (in any<BR>> >community) is finding a way to help the majority have a chance to<BR>> >experience SW for themselves and not allow a few to block their access.<BR>> > I have seen some of that in my own sharing about SW. This is where it<BR>> >is very important for those of us who are deaf to take the<BR>> >responsibility to explain why we like it. That makes a difference.<BR>> ><BR>> >Just an observation,<BR>> ><BR>> >Stuart<BR>><BR>><BR></P></DIV></div></html>