On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 2:14 AM, Gerard Meijssen
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Many people who are deaf have not learned to read and write in their own
language.
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It is true that many deaf people do not know how to write their own
language.
I think the shifting definition of 'own
Here we must be using some other
meaning since the overwhelming majority of deaf children are born to
hearing parents who do not speak sign language.
Really? Do you have some statistics to back that up? Deafness is very
often inherited. It may be a majority, but I doubt it is overwhelming.
Greg, this has nothing to do with cochlear implants.
The deaf activist community is not a monolith, and the SignWriting
folks are not advocates of isolationism at all.
They simply believe in bilingualism, and that attaining literacy in
one's everyday language is valuable in itself, and should
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Pharos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Greg, this has nothing to do with cochlear implants.
The deaf activist community is not a monolith, and the SignWriting
folks are not advocates of isolationism at all.
Gah, I would not presume to insult them so. For clarity:
Gregory Maxwell hett schreven:
Only that due care is required if we don't want to end up being a tool
for isolationism and this is true for all cases where we create
distinct Wikipedia communities and is not at all limited to speakers
of sign language.
If people like to be isolated, why
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Gerard Meijssen
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When people claim that deaf people are able to read and write in the
dominant language, they forget that this has never been a reason to deny
people their Wikipedia in their language. We do allow people who speak a
On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 12:33 AM, Ral315 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Also, while extensions are granted fairly liberally, is it normal practice
to receive extensions on an annual basis?
A three-month extension is requested approximately 37% of the time. An
additional three-month extension is
