How long does it take to learn?

[Adam Frost]

Very valid point.

Adam

On 12/15/06, Shane Gilchrist O hEorpa <shane.gilchrist.oheorpa at gmail.com> wrote:
> it depends on how much material u do have really...
>
> SW isnt really taking off in ireland and the UK because of the limited
> materials - for instance, Pauline's lovely Xmas card in BSL - people
> picks it up quick because its IN their language - why would they learn
> ASL?
>
> :-)
>
> Shane
>
> On 15/12/06, Adam Frost <adam at frostvillage.com> wrote:
> > I can only say from my experience as a Deaf user. I have taught a lot
> > of Deafies to read SW, and they all get it in less than 30 minutes.
> > Now that doesn't mean that they can write in SW, but the can read a
> > document without support.
> > Now, for your question about daily users, that will be diffcult to
> > figure as I am sure several others on the list will agree. But I can
> > speak for myself that I have tons of notes to myself in SW. My
> > computer has some, but is limited because of the lack of technology.
> > Which brings me to my next comment, most Deafies I know near me don't
> > use it on a daily bases because there isn't ease to use it. This has
> > brought out my blunt nature of being Deaf (and because I know them
> > well) to say to them it is just an excuse to stay illiterate in their
> > own native language. (I know. Very bold!)
> > I hope this helped you out some.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> > On 12/15/06, Jason Hopkins <codenosher at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Just so you know, I'm probing a bit for some research I'm doing :)
> > >
> > > From your experiences, how long does it take for your average Deaf
> person to
> > > learn SW good enough to read most things?  I know this is pretty vague,
> but
> > > I'd like to know about what you've experienced yourself or in training
> > > classes.
> > >
> > > I'd also like to know how many people are using SW on a daily basis, and
> in
> > > what ways.  I have seen the cards and a couple of emails, but in what
> ways
> > > are you using this on a daily basis for meaningful communication outside
> of
> > > the handful of grade schools I've seen listed.
> > >
> > > Does anyone leave coworkers notes in SW?  Look around your computer, on
> a
> > > bulletin board or on your fridge, do you have notes to yourself or
> others in
> > > SW?  I'd really like to know how the deaf Deaf are using SW on a daily
> > > basis.
> > >
> > > -Jason
> > >
> > >
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