[sw-l] SignWriting Art from Christoph, age 11, in Germany ; -)

[Shane Gilchrist Ó hEorpa]

(that’s the email long overdue!)

Val,

That’s excellent about Christoph being non-deaf - we need more non-deaf
people to be fluent in our national sign languages AND able with
signwriting.

I was reading a very sad email last night that basically all deaf kids in
Denmark are now implanted at birth - and parents (unless they are deaf) have
to sign an agreement with schools that they will not use Danish Sign
Language with their implanted children - that was said by a school principal
(headteacher) but I am not sure about "all Danish deaf children" - u might
have more contacts in Denmark than I do, Val - and it's really affecting the
quality of their education - and of course their identity :(

As for "taub", I think German Deafies tend to go for "Gehorlen" (sp?) - (did
I get it wrong - PLEASE CORRECT ME, STEF!)

Good news for u, Val - we are putting together a group of parents with
non-deaf kids with the aim to start Northern Ireland's first NISL-medium
primary/elementary school in Belfast - the majority would be non-deaf of
course - that’s the point - and we will use your system there :D

Now the question is when? :p

Shane


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Sent: 17 April 2005 02:58
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Subject: Re: [sw-l] SignWriting Art from Christoph, age 11, in Germany ; -)

SignWriting List
April 16, 2005

Shane Gilchrist Ó hEorpa wrote:
Is Christoph deaf or nondeaf?

Ist Christoph taub? Is Christoph Deaf? No. Go to this web page to read about
Stefan's three sons and his wife...all hearing (non-deaf). But Stefan's
little boys have learned SignWriting very very young, and they use the
SignWriter Computer Program all the time...creating lovely art and they read
signs at very young ages and can produce the movements they read!

Woehrmann Family
http://www.gebaerdenschrift.de/team/