NSD: Letter From A Deaf Former Elected Parliamentarian To King (ASL Translation)

This is an ASL translation of my blog at www.deafcanadian.com. An ASL translation of Gary Malkowski's Aug 7, 2010 letter to Newfoundland Minister of Education Darin King urging King to reconsider the closure of the Newfoundland School for the Deaf (NSD). If you haven't seen my vlog/blog on the closure of NSD from last October, please do so before viewing this vlog/blog.
Links:
http://www.deafcanadian.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Enrolment-in-Auditory-...

For the English version go to www.deafcanadian.com. Other links are found there as well.

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• NSD
• closure of Deaf school
• Deaf culture
• ASL
• Deaf politics
• Newfoundland Labrador
• Darin King
• NL Ministry of Education
• media
• Deaf education
• audism
• human rights issues
• Gary Malkowski
• communication options
• language rights
• educational rights
• AVT
• Auditory-Verbal Therapy

[Hartmut1940]

Very powerful and eloquent !

Audism seems to be the problem there. Ability to hear and speak has become the absolute deciding factor for the education of deaf children.

Unfortunately, hearing people judge to be deaf undesirable, which is injurious to deaf children. The society needs to be convinced that to be deaf is OK and good for mankind in order to be considered humane.

[Bunjer]

Interesting vlog! As usual without question Deafhood stay hostage in the hands of the Hearing authorities. Subalterns forever begging having very little to do with mediation! Hearing authorities vote and rule for the Deaf! Under your noses for instance, subalterns succumb to the ICED resolution! Offically its the great re-invention, under the guise stronger than ever a vicious cycle of oppression! Welcome to the 2nd wave of audism!