[sw-l] Gallaudet using SignBank?...smile

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
January 21, 2005

Fabulous!! Thank you Stuart and Adam and everyone...Let's aim for
February 15th. I hope to have more signs in SignBank at that time, and
we can donate it at that time. Plus we can inform users that a new
SignBank 2005 at the end of the year will connect SignBank with Sign
Puddle...but they can get started in February...plus we can encourage
people to join our List and to use SignPuddle on the web...  Val ;-)

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On Jan 21, 2005, at 10:24 AM, Stuart Thiessen wrote:

> Though I have not had the opportunity to attend Galluadet (but I have
> visited it several times), several deaf here who are interested in SW
> are alumni. We can write up several letters of support as well from
> Iowans ... in English and ASL. :) Why not?  Then he can see they are
> using it AND support it. :)
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> Thanks,
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> Stuart
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> On Jan 21, 2005, at 11:10, Valerie Sutton wrote:
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>> SignWriting List
>> January 21, 2005
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>> On Jan 20, 2005, at 9:53 AM, Shane Gilchrist Ó hEorpa wrote:
>>> Have anyone written to the President of Gally about this?
>>> Would be very interested in his reply. Shane
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>> Good idea, Shane! I have done that once years ago, and he was very
>> polite. A nice person. And he was nice enough to say he was amazed
>> and impressed with SignWriting. And I believe that he was sincere.
>> But Gallaudet does not back any one theory officially...so what could
>> he do? He can't force anyone. However, if I wrote and offered free
>> copies of SignBank to all of the teachers on the Gallaudet campus,
>> maybe that would stimulate something without the President feeling
>> pressured to back it...He will simply be offering the free software
>> to any teacher or researcher on campus who wants to participate...I
>> will try that in February and I will keep you informed!
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>> Meanwhile, you can help me. When I am ready to offer SignBank to the
>> Gallaudet campus, I will need some of you to help me write email to
>> the President of Gallaudet at the same time, saying that you use
>> SignWriting and hope others on campus will too...Will any of you be
>> willing to help me with this?!...smile...Val ;-)
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