<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">SignWriting List<DIV>May 24, 2006</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Wow..this is great about workshops in Africa, Shane...</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Will there be a European SW Symposium in London in Fall, 2006? I know you started to discuss that, and I know it is a big job to make the arrangements etc, but that is another one that people ask me about....</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Val ;-)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>-----------------------</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On May 24, 2006, at 9:27 AM, Shane Gilchrist O hEorpa wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Dear Sebolelo,<BR><BR>I am the Chair of Kenya Deaf Children Trust - and we plan to introduce SignWriting to Kenya's 30 deaf schools but it will mean we need to train the deaf teachers there how to teach (Kathje & Sara, fancy a trip???) <BR><BR>KDCT hope to set up a Centre for Deaf Studies in Nairobi where SignWriting will be promoted big time - but that is in a good while although. It ll mean a lot of preparations, materials to be prepared etc - thats if we can come into any money! <BR><BR>However, shall we have any SW training in Kenya, you are more than welcome to come to Kenya for this - its just a short hop across the Dark Continent :-)<BR><BR>Shane <BR><BR><DIV><SPAN class="gmail_quote">On 5/24/06, <B class="gmail_sendername">Valerie Sutton</B> <<A href="mailto:sutton@signwriting.org">sutton@signwriting.org</A>> wrote:</SPAN><BLOCKQUOTE class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> SignWriting List<BR>May 24, 2006<BR><BR>Sebolelo Nhlapo from South Africa wrote:<BR>> I just received your message regarding the conference.<BR>> Well I would like to ask you if the accommodation, transport and<BR> > food is my responsibility. Then can I come with team or<BR>> alone? We are a team of three people.Can you please send<BR>> me all details on place, time etc.<BR>> *I WANT TO BE PART OF THE CLASS.* <BR><BR><BR>Hello Sebolelo!<BR>Welcome to the SignWriting List. You are from South Africa? We are<BR>happy to meet you!!<BR><BR>If you want to learn SignWriting, there are several ways to do it...<BR><BR>1. I can help you over the internet, if you ask questions how to <BR>write signs in email...<BR>2. or maybe Ingrid Foggitt can arrange a workshop in Durbin at the<BR>Fulton School For The Deaf..would you like me to arrange that for<BR>you? I can contact Ingrid...They used SignWriting there before... <BR><BR>You wish to travel to California?.... That is a long distance!! Yes,<BR>all costs are your responsibility because we are a small group and we<BR>have no money ourselves...but of course that would be great if you<BR> can afford it...smile...<BR><BR>Here, this summer, the SignWriting Workshop in the US is being held<BR>inside another bigger conference for Deaf people...the NAD...the<BR>National Association of the Deaf Conference in California, which has <BR>nothing to do with us...thousands of Deaf people will be attending<BR>the NAD Conference...<BR><BR>Here is information if you want to attend the NAD conference:<BR><BR>48th Biennial National Association of the Deaf Conference <BR>Palm Desert, California<BR>June 29 - July 3, 2006<BR><A href="http://www.nad.org/2006conference">www.nad.org/2006conference</A><BR><BR>I do not know what day the SignWriting Workshop will be held at the<BR>NAD Conference... <BR><BR>Stuart or Philippe...do you know the day and time of your SignWriting<BR>workshop at the NAD?<BR><BR><BR>Val ;-)<BR><BR><BR>Valerie Sutton<BR><A href="mailto:Sutton@SignWriting.org">Sutton@SignWriting.org</A><BR><BR> 1. SignWriting<BR>Read & Write Sign Languages<BR><A href="http://www.SignWriting.org">http://www.SignWriting.org</A><BR><BR>2. SignBank<BR>Create Sign Language Databases<BR><A href="http://www.SignBank.org">http://www.SignBank.org </A><BR><BR>3. SignPuddle<BR>Create Sign Language Dictionaries<BR><A href="http://www.SignPuddle.org">http://www.SignPuddle.org</A><BR><BR>4. SignText<BR>Create Sign Language Documents<BR><A href="http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle/signtext"> http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle/signtext</A><BR><BR>5. SignWriting List<BR>Technical Support: Ask questions to the List<BR><A href="http://www.SignWriting.org/forums/swlist">http://www.SignWriting.org/forums/swlist</A> <BR><BR>6. DanceWriting<BR>Read & Write Dance Movement<BR><A href="http://www.DanceWriting.org">http://www.DanceWriting.org</A><BR><BR>7. MovementWriting<BR>Read & Write All Body Movement<BR><A href="http://www.MovementWriting.org"> http://www.MovementWriting.org</A><BR><BR>SignWriting Literacy Project<BR>The DAC, Deaf Action Committee<BR>Center For Sutton Movement Writing<BR>an educational nonprofit organization<BR>P.O. Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038, USA <BR>tel 858-456-0098 fax 858-456-0020<BR>D-Link Videophone: <A href="http://66.27.57.178">66.27.57.178</A><BR>Skype Name: valeriesutton<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>