are you contrasting signed English with ASL? Is signed English finger spelling vs. ASL which is gestures for entire words? I didn't know there was a difference.
--- In [email protected], "Max H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think Daria pretty much hit it on the head when she talked about deaf > culture. Lip-reading and Signed English are considered by militant deaf ways > of trying to placate the hearing culture at the expense of deaf culture, > like black people sitting in the back of the bus or using separate fountains > or stepping aside for whites on the sidewalk. As far as I can tell, most > Gaulladet students, like students everywhere, are mostly militantly liberal, > and mostly object to Fernandes' mainstreaming (lipreading and Signed > English). I haven't heard of King having a problem with Fernandes, he's > seemed to try to negotiate in her favor, from what I've heard. But I haven't > been following it that closely. > > -Max > > On 10/12/06, Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Can someone please fill me in on the Gallaudet situation? It is really > > getting out of hand: > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- > > dyn/content/article/2006/10/12/AR2006101200217_pf.html > > > > Why are they protesting the incoming president? Is it because she > > isn't deaf? It isn't clear from the article, but I think I missed > > something. I will read the previous articles to see if I can figure it > > out. Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > --Max H., moderator Freecycle Olney, MD, Freecycle Rockville > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
