<div dir="ltr">It's an exciting time to be in Malta! I had the pleasure to get to celebrate with some of the key players following the decision and feel very fortunate to have been able to witness the occasion!<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 10:31 PM, Stephen E Slevinski Jr <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:slevin@signpuddle.net" target="_blank">slevin@signpuddle.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 3/18/16 9:20 AM, Marie Alexander wrote:<br>
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I just wanted to share the wonderful news that Maltese Sign Language (LSM)<br>
is now an official language in Malta.<br>
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Hi Marie Alexander,<br>
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That's great news!  I added a new section to the Wikipedia page on the legal recognition of sign languages.<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_recognition_of_sign_languages#Malta" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_recognition_of_sign_languages#Malta</a><span class=""><br>
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There is, of course, a lot of work to be done to enable the law to make a<br>
difference but this is the first big step.<br>
Signwriting will play an important role as we hope to develop resources<br>
through it too.<br>
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Yes, there is so much work to be done, but it's work that is worth doing.<br>
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SignWriting is important for the development of real literacy and expression.  I look forward to hearing more about the future of Maltese Sign Language.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
-Steve<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
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