<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">SignWriting List<DIV>October 7, 2006</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Oct 6, 2006, at 2:12 PM, Andrée Gagnon wrote:</DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -khtml-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -khtml-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="5" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">Because I feel that Val really ought to know who I am, what I do and why I wish to establish contact with the SW members, please find below my message.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></P></DIV></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>Hello Andree!</DIV><DIV>Yes, of course I remember you...I sent your order for SignWriting materials to Quebec in February 2006! And I believe you gave a presentation of some kind, in which SignWriting was mentioned?<BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="5" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="5" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "> </SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="5" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "> <FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"> Firstly, I will introduce myself. I am deafblind. I attended the Deaf school in Québec city ( </FONT></SPAN><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">Canada</FONT></SPAN></ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">) and I grew up in their dormitory. I use </FONT></SPAN><ST1:STATE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">Quebec</FONT></SPAN></ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"> Sign Language ( QSL). Since 1998, I am professor in the Department of Education at the University of Ottawa</FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "></O:P></FONT></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="5" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"> ( </FONT></SPAN><ST1:CITY w:st="on"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">Ottawa</FONT></SPAN></ST1:CITY><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"> is the capital of </FONT></SPAN><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">Canada</FONT></SPAN></ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">). I have been teaching six different courses ( literacy and deafness: development of writing and reading for deaf students. The students can obtain a certificate of deaf education in </FONT></SPAN><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">Ontario</FONT></SPAN></ST1:CITY><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">, </FONT></SPAN><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">Canada</FONT></SPAN></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></P></DIV></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>So you are native to Quebec Sign Language (QSL) but working with American Sign Language (ASL)? Four languages must be a part of your daily life: QSL, ASL, French and English...</DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="5" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="5" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="5" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"> At the Deaf school in </FONT></SPAN><ST1:CITY w:st="on"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">Ottawa</FONT></SPAN></ST1:CITY><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">, a project called “ Fais-moi signe” ( in English, “ Make me a sign”) is being developed to be presented to the </FONT></SPAN><ST1:STATE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">Ontario</FONT></SPAN></ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"> Ministery of Education for their approval. I am preparing the QSL curriculum as the first language from kindergarten to grade 2 ( 2006-2007), from grade 3 to grade 8 (2007-2008) and from grade 9 to grade 12 ( 2008-2009). Upon approval of the project, the guide of QSL curriculum will be distributed to teachers of Deaf students in the </FONT></SPAN><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">province</FONT></SPAN></ST1:PLACETYPE><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"> of </FONT></SPAN><ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">Ontario</FONT></SPAN></ST1:PLACENAME></ST1:PLACE><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></P></DIV></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>I have some ideas about the curriculum that you might be interested in...</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I just looked on the map and I see that the city of Ottawa is quite close to the Province of Quebec. So in your school, do they use both QSL and ASL? A multi-lingual school? Very interesting!</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I will write about SW curriculum shortly -</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>See map attached for those who do not know Canadian maps (like me ;-) !</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><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN><IMG src="cid:C3E6ABC6-15BE-4F16-8EAF-472F3C283F0C@local"></SPAN></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>