----- Original Message -----
From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: Bailing and Signing
> Darryl Shannon wrote:
> >
> > And many developmentally disabled people really benefit from sign,
> > especially people with Down's Syndrome. Even if speech is very
> > difficult for them, they can often express themselves better through
> > signs.
> >
> The use of sign language for people with Down Syndrome is
> *very* controversial. I've watched the flame wars in the
> DS List, that make any Economics debate in this list look
> like a bunch of nuns discussing the next meal :-)
>
You haven't been around the nuns I've been around. Some of them are very
fiesty. I might even, if asked, tell the story about hitchiking with a nun.
:-)
Dan'm Traeki Ring of Crystallized Knowledge.
Known for calculating, but not known for shutting up
BTW, do we want to assign Traeki names to the new folks, or is my use of my
Traeki name passe?
