[News article] Sign language demanded for deaf students

[James T. Myers]

The situation in Japan seems to be pretty much the same as in Taiwan.  In
fact, it's probably better -- I haven't heard of any legal case even being
attempted in Taiwan.  The most I could find in a search of the English
newspaper "Taipei Times" on sign language was this story about a city
councilor demanding more sign interpreters for adults:

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2002/04/16/132021

And this highly suspicious story about a group that "teaches" deaf kids to
"hear":

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2001/08/06/97384

James Myers
Graduate Institute of Linguistics
National Chung Cheng University
Min-Hsiung, Chia-Yi  621
TAIWAN, ROC
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