deafness and mental health conference

[Professor Des Power]

Dear Michael:

Yes, this is the thirteenth International Congress on Education of the Deaf.
The first was actually in Paris in 1876. The one you refer to was held in Milan
in 1880. There have been ten between those and now in a wide variety of
nations. International Sign is a system of signing adopted by Deaf people
mostly for occasions such as meetings and congresses when they do not
understand each others sign languages. It is a mixture of ASL, BSL and various
European sign languages signs.

Des Power

Michael Hamm wrote:

> > We're trying to attract people who are planning to come to the
> > International Congress of the Education of the Deaf which begins on 10th
> > July at the same venue, not necessarily just mental health professionals.
>
> Is that "Congress" the same one that first met in the late 1800's to
> decide SL should never be taught, by any chance?
>
> > The conference languages are: English, Auslan (Australian Sign
> > Language) and International Sign.
>
> What is Intl Sign???
>
> Michael Hamm                      | NB: This e-mail address will be active
> BA, Math, Sept. '00               |     not much longer than six months.
> msh210 at nyu.edu                    |     Info in this spot as available.
> http://www.crosswinds.net/~msh210/

--
Professor Des Power, Director
Centre for Deafness Studies and Research, and
Language Australia, Centre for Deafness and Communication  Studies
Faculty of Education
Griffith University, QLD 4111
Australia

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