US: Deaf-Bilingual-Rally

[Francis Hult]

The Earth Times

 

Deaf-Bilingual-Rally

 

Deaf advocates from all over the U.S. and Canada will be attending the first annual Deaf Bilingual Coalition Education Conference. Genuine experts in the field of linguistics and Deaf education, themselves Deaf, will present on the topic of why natural sign language has always been 100 percent accessible and provides for natural first language acquisition in a barrier-free way. The experts will also explain why morality demands that Deaf babies should not be denied American Sign Language -- regardless of whether or not hearing devices are used with the child, and regardless of whether or not speech and listening training is provided. They will also explain why the bilingual approach (ASL and English) is the most practical, effective and humane way to raise a Deaf child.

 

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http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/deaf-bilingual-coalition-to-meet,423591.shtml

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