SignWriting Workshop at NAD Conference 2006!

[Kimberley A. Shaw]

Congratulations! I am so glad that SignWriting has this particular
audience -- I think a lot of people have only encountered "old style" SW
from the '80s ads in the Deaf American magazine, and it will be exciting
to show them what SW has "grown up" to be.
Wish I could be there!
Best,
Kim from Boston
(whose ASL anthology got held up to the printer's due to page-# confusion
-- it is paginated in SW -- but which I fervently *hope* to be in print by
July!)

sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu on Friday, May 19, 2006 at 12:56 AM -0500
wrote:
>SignWriting List
>May 18, 2006
>
>
>Dear SW List Members!
>There will be a SignWriting workshop presented at the NAD Conference this
>summer, taught by Stuart Thiessen and Philippe Galant.
>
>
>The NAD is the US National Association of the Deaf. Each state has Deaf
>representatives. The NAD Conference brings all the state representatives
>together to vote on Deaf issues, plus lots of fun too for the whole
>family....For example, there is a Miss Deaf America Beauty Pagent, booths
>for Deaf products and educational workshops.
>
>
>This year the NAD Conference is held in California, in Palm Springs (Palm
>Desert) which is a beautiful desert resort about an hour away from where
>I live. I live near the ocean in La Jolla. We drive East, toward the
>desert, up over some mountains, and on the other side, is this vast
>desert, and right in the middle of it, is this oasis of green irrigated
>plants and lovely rich hotels...it is the city of Palm Springs, where all
>the movie stars vacation from Hollywood...
>
>
>I haven't been to Palm Springs since the mid 1980's...so I am gathering
>money together now so that I can attend, plus I am trying to find the
>funds to help some of my friends and co-workers to attend as well...
>
>
>I am so looking forward to meeting Stuart and Philippe face to face for
>the first time...Thanks to you both for applying for this workshop and
>making it happen...
>
>
>The workshop is called:
>
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>Expanding Our Toolbox: Examining the Benefits of Written ASL
>
>
>That is a good name! 
>
>
>Plus, take a look at the last workshop listed on the web page below...
>
>
>Workshop List
>2006 NAD Conference
>[ http://www.nad.org/2006confworkshoplist
>]http://www.nad.org/2006confworkshoplist
>
>
>notice it is presented by Butch Zein?! Butch is teaching how to setup a
>videophone....Butch is an old DAC member and is on the Deaf Perspectives
>on SignWriting Video Series which you can view now on Google:
>
>
>SignWriting Videos
>[ http://www.SignWriting.org/video ]http://www.SignWriting.org/video
>
>
>I haven't seen Butch for years so this is going to be exciting to see him
>again and catch up with old times...
>
>
>Hope some of you can attend the SignWriting workshop this summer!!
>
>
>Val ;-)
>
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>
>Valerie Sutton
>[ mailto:Sutton at SignWriting.org ]Sutton at SignWriting.org
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>
>1. SignWriting
>Read & Write Sign Languages
>[ http://www.SignWriting.org ]http://www.SignWriting.org
>
>
>2. SignBank
>Create Sign Language Databases
>[ http://www.SignBank.org ]http://www.SignBank.org
>
>
>3. SignPuddle
>Create Sign Language Dictionaries
>[ http://www.SignPuddle.org ]http://www.SignPuddle.org
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>4. SignText
>Create Sign Language Documents
>[ http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle/signtext
>]http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle/signtext
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>
>5. SignWriting List
>Technical Support: Ask questions to the List 
>[ http://www.SignWriting.org/forums/swlist
>]http://www.SignWriting.org/forums/swlist
>
>
>6. DanceWriting
>Read & Write Dance Movement
>[ http://www.DanceWriting.org ]http://www.DanceWriting.org
>
>
>7. MovementWriting
>Read & Write All Bod y Movement
>[ http://www.MovementWriting.org ]http://www.MovementWriting.org
>
>
>SignWriting Literacy Project
>The DAC, Deaf Action Committee
>Center For Sutton Movement Writing
>an educational nonprofit organization
>P.O. Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038, USA
>tel 858-456-0098   fax 858-456-0020
>D-Link Videophone: 66.27.57.178
>Skype Name: valeriesutton