Originally Posted by
Wiggums
My mother never learned ASL... she didn't have to and I would very much prefer she didn't.
I still do not understand the importance of ASL and I wasn't raised using ASL despite profound deafness since birth. I am truly grateful for SEE (signing exact english) giving me the ability to read and I would rather see more schools embracing SEE. After all, the average reading grade of Gallaudet University students are in the 4th grade which is an utter disgrace!
As someone who's hesistant about being a student at GU (atleast I am in the top 5 of my class) I wholeheartdly agree about your statement...I would prefer SEE with a combination of ASL (PSE) which is my primary communication w/ sign language...and I get grief over it all the time from the kindergarten reading kids
"You too much english no good" Im like huh...sorry I would rather sound smart than sound dumb
Originally Posted by
DeafFlyer
What you're describing, Laplap, is a dream that will probably never come true. Parents of deaf children often can't be bothered to learn sign language, how are we going to get people all over the world to learn one? I just can't see it happening, although it is a nice dream.
There is an International Sign (not a language because it is mostly gestures).
We used it at the World Federation for the Deaf Congress in Madrid, Espana last July...all I can say is WOW and I want to learn more of it...It is so fascinating and at the same time...it's hard to describe the feeling I had but...it's so far out of the world to be learning an unique language as this!
By the way DHammer...that's not the sign for work that's "salt" I think