SERBIA: SignWriting Literacy Project

Wed Apr 30 18:56:25 UTC 2003

Dear All,
Happy to be in a caring company. I really have to say
that I cannot express my excitement on the support I
am receiving. I would like to ask everyone to please
use my first name. My colleagues at work, patients,
and strangers can only use Dr. Vuksanovic but you I
consider to be my FRIENDS so Vinko will be just fine.
Val, yes I have received a correspondence from Stefan
with whom I'm in touch. We can make a the world
abetter place only with LOVE AND RESPECT towards the
fellow men and under God we are all equal.

The school for Deaf and Hearing impaired children is
in Jagodina, and please bear with me for I am new at
this. I must say that my initial visit to the school
was selfish but after seeing all those wonderful
children and the respect that they show towards each
other while one is signing was something that touched
me very deeply. Thanks once again.

And yes, holidays for some but not for others. This is
so much more rewarding than spending useless time some
place else.
Vinko
--- Valerie Sutton <sutton at SIGNWRITING.ORG> wrote:
> SignWriting List
> April 30, 2003
>
> Dear SignWriting List Members!
> I would like to welcome a new member to our List,
> Dr. Vuksanovic, who
> is starting a SignWriting Literacy Project in a
> school for the Deaf, in
> Serbia and Montenegro...Is the school in the city of
> Jagodina, Vinko?
> Perhaps you can tell us a little bit about your
> school? But no
> rush...it sounds like you are on holiday now?
>
> I understand that Stefan Woehrmann, who is
> pioneering SignWriting in
> Deaf Education in Germany, has already written to
> you offering help
> too...Stefan, you have more energy than 1000
> people...
>
> I believe that if we all work together, we can make
> the world a better
> place. Writing the many signed languages of the
> world is a way to
> preserve Deaf history, give Deaf people a good
> feeling about their
> language and culture, and open the world of
> literature to them, and
> that is such a gift!
>
> Plus it opens the hearing world to the world of the
> Deaf..There is a
> lot we can learn from each other...
>
> Val ;-)
>
> --------------------------
>
>
>
> > From: Vinko Vuksanovic <dr_vinko at yahoo.com>
> > Date: Wed Apr 30, 2003  10:55:13  AM US/Pacific
> > To: Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org>
> > Subject: Re: Books
> >
> > Ms.Sutton,
> > I cannot express the excitement and happiness on
> the
> > support you are so unselfishly offering. This will
> > mean a lot to so many children in Serbia. Up on
> your
> > request I will, as soon as the Labor day holiday
> > weekend is over, get in touch with one or more of
> the
> > teachers at the school. I will also, once again,
> speak
> > to the Director of the school and once again but
> this
> > time with the ace in hand seek her full support.
> Don't
> > get me wrong, Director was willing to support me
> but
> > but I did something that is not common: I offered
> to
> > help as well as the desire to volunteer. This
> > something that is not an every day occurence.
> People
> > here shun and run away from anyone that is
> "different
> > from usual". It's a very sad reality. After the
> > Holidays you will have the full information about
> the
> > school, number of students in each grade, etc.
> > Once again THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
> > Vinko
> >
> > ----------------------------
> >
> >
> > --- Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org> wrote:
> >> Dr. Vuksanovic -
> >> Do you have one or more classrooms that would
> like
> >> to join our
> >> SignWriting Literacy Project? If you can find at
> >> least one teacher of
> >> Deaf children to correspond with me, then I will
> be
> >> happy to donate the
> >> materials to their students...They will be
> videos,
> >> cds and software for
> >> deaf children...but in return I will need some
> >> feedback from the
> >> teachers..so write again if you are intersted in
> >> this...I will mail a
> >> separate description of our project to you in
> email
> >> next message -  Val
> >> ;-)
> >>
> >>
> >> On Monday, April 28, 2003, at 12:30  PM, Vinko
> >> Vuksanovic wrote:
> >>
> >>> Dear Ms.Sutton,
> >>> My name is Vinko Vuksanovic. I am a doctor of
> >>> Radiology and I ma writing to you from what is
> now
> >>> known as Serbia and Monte Negro (Yugoslavia). I
> >> would
> >>> like to take this opportunity and tell you
> little
> >> more
> >>> about myself. I have finished my medical school
> in
> >> New
> >>> York. After my graduation I have moved to, what
> >> was
> >>> then known as Yugoslavia. During the NATO
> >> innervation
> >>> in Kosovo and there after I have dedicated my
> time
> >> and
> >>> knowledge in helping people regardless of their
> >> ethnic
> >>> background. I am also a manager of a
> >> non-governmental
> >>> organization "ETHNO-MED". We were successful in
> >>> implementing some Conflict Management, First
> Aid,
> >> AIDS
> >>> Awareness, Lamaz Classes for expecting mothers
> and
> >> few
> >>> other seminars. After having an opportunity to
> >> visit
> >>> one of the schools for children with impaired
> >> hearing
> >>> and speech I have decided to learn the sigh
> >> language.
> >>> I have tried in the last few months to get some
> >>> learning materials on sigh language but,
> >> regretfully,
> >>> I was unable to do so. I still cannot belive and
> >>> understand that with over 30 thousand needed
> >> people in
> >>> my country there is only one, very old, video
> >>> cassette. My wish is to make available to all,
> >>> especial children, some  additional learning
> >> materials
> >>> (of course translated and modified to our
> needs).
> >> What
> >>> I am asking from you is help, help in books,
> >> learning
> >>> materials, picture cards for younger children.
> >> This
> >>> might be an unorthodox way of asking for help
> but
> >> it
> >>> is the only way I know how. I will not take up
> any
> >>> more of you time. Upon your reply I will forward
> >> all
> >>> the neccesary information you may require (eg.
> >> UNMIK
> >>> NGO registration number, NGO address, account
> >> number,
> >>> etc). If you require a project proposal to be
> >>> forwarded to you we will be more then happy to
> do
> >> so.
> >>> Thank you for finding time to read this mail.
> >>> I would be very greatfull if you are in the
> >> position
> >>> to help us, and believe me, thousands of kids
> will
> >> be
> >>> also.
> >>> Best regards,
> >>> Vinko
> >>>
> >>>
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