Deaf Way II

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Gallaudet University invites deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing participants
from around the world to experience Deaf Way II. The week of July 8-13, 2002,
academic and community scholars will gather in Washington, D.C., USA, to
present and discuss issues of language, history, culture, art, technology, and
human rights. Artists will exhibit and perform arts shaped by the aesthetics
and values of a shared culture. An experiential event, all participants become
part of the celebration that will be a touchstone in deaf international
history.

Deaf and hard of hearing citizens sign, speak and write different languages,
and are geographically, religiously, economically and ethnically as diverse as
our planet, yet there is an undeniable common experience that draws us
together. Combining a scholarly conference with a cultural arts program, Deaf
Way II is a unique opportunity to examine the unity and diversity of deaf
life.

Patterned after the enormously successful 1989 Deaf Way event, this gathering
at Deaf Way II reaches further to explore the interconnectedness of Deaf life
in the next century. Just as the first Deaf Way fostered a Deaf global
village, this event will bring that ever-changing and more inclusive village
together for a week of celebration and sharing. Using new media and
technology, the events of Deaf Way II will reach an even broader audience so
that all may learn of the richness of deaf experience.

See you in 2002!
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Deaf Way II is sponsored by Gallaudet University with the endorsement of the
World Federation of the Deaf and the National Association of the Deaf.