There is the troubling news reports about the Republican National Committee and St. Paul Police Department e n g a g e d with the pre-emptive strikes against the would-be protestors at the Grand Ole' Party (GOP) National Convention. Just click on the attached link and read on to make us wonder about whether did the Alexander Graham Bell Association of the Deaf (AGBell) and other audists prepared for the pre-emptive strikes against the Deaf Bilingual Coalition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
http://www.truthout.org/article/pre-emptive-strikes-against-protest-rnc
Many of us already knew about the AGBell's sneaky tactics to keep the hearing parents of deaf youngsters from coming down to the Deaf Bilingual Coalition (DBC) conference via the walkway from the Midway Center to the Hyatt Hotel. What about other pre-emptive strikes the AGBell and other audists have done?
We must continually expose AGBell's pre-emptive strikes against the DBC to the general public to educate the society at large what kind of organization the AGBell is all about.
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Will the ASL Be An Endangered Language?
"The Linguists" (2008) new subtitled film have been screened at many universities and linguistic associations and several film festivals to the acclaims of film attendees and linguists and university researchers. That film also have been shown at Yale University, University of London, University of Chicago and Purdue University this year.
American Sign Language (ASL) itself is surely possible to be one of the endangered language if the new scientific breakthrough for complete reversal of hearing loss and the AGBell's AVT (audio verbal therapy) doctrination.
This film is mainly a documentary about two linguists raced to record the endangered languages and associated cultures around the world like the "Indiana Jones" adventures before the last fluent speakers of endangered and forgotten and hidden languages die.
7,000 different languages are currently spoken around the entire globe, many are rapidly disappearing. On the average, one language disappears into thin air every two weeks. Scientists and linguist experts estimate that the half of language will be on the verge of extinction in this 21th century due to economic and sociopolitical colonialism, ex. China on Tibet and Tawian and AGBell doctrines on the use of AVT to get rid of American Sign Language (ASL).
So the AGBell could accomplish Alexander Graham Bell's lifetime dreams of crushing deaf people's visual communication for all good with the AVT and sleath campaign against the ASL users and integrate deaf people like cattle against their own will.
RACING AGAINST TIME
BEFORE THEY HEARD AGAIN
are part of the film campaign slogans for "The Linguists" documentary. It (the film) have been the talk of the town at the Sundance Film Festival last January 2008. The Linguistic Society of America and National Science Foundation shown great interests in this film to preserve the endangered, hidden and forgotten languages. http://www.lsadc.org/ and http://ling.bu.edu/in/the/news The American Sign Language (ASL) related topics have been posted on the Linguistic Society of America website.
For the film reviews and additional information of "The Linguists" -
http://www.thelinguists.com/
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/linguists/
Rosetta Stone Endangered Language program based in Harrisburg, VA, is a main non-profit organization devoted to the preservation of endangered and hidden language. It strongly encouraged the local and remote languages to be community-owned, culturally relevant and urge people to keep the language integrity and support existing efforts. This organization also offer paid internship to graduate and undergraduate students interested in contributing to the works of the program. http://www.rosettastone.org/
"The Linguists" film will be screened at the National Geographic Society (NGS) of Washington, DC next Thursday, October 2, 2008. How ironic of the NGS being co-founded by Alexander Graham Bell (AGB) and his associates which the NGS will screen this film as part of preserving and promoting the endangered languages like the American Sign Language (ASL).
The United Nations' UNESCO unit will screen "The Linguists" film this October 2008 in New York City, NY. For more info on the screening locations, check out http://www.thelinguists.com/
American Sign Language (ASL) always will be prevail and remain forever for centuries among the humankind. Of course, our present ASL usage will be much different from the next 50 to 100 years. Or our American Sign Language be more likely to be extinct depend on our actions and National Association of the Deaf - Alexander Graham Bell and Mike McConnell and Mike Schidmit aka Drmzzz?
Barb DiGigi, Joey Baer, Ricky Taylor aka Ridor, Cy, MZ, Amy Cohen Efron and other more bloggers and vloggers are the protectors of American Sign Language (ASL) and cherish the rights to visual communication and fluency.
The upcoming RLM blog article - "What Happened to Our ASL Fluency". Keep tune in to the RLMDEAF blog for this article.
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason
American Sign Language (ASL) itself is surely possible to be one of the endangered language if the new scientific breakthrough for complete reversal of hearing loss and the AGBell's AVT (audio verbal therapy) doctrination.
This film is mainly a documentary about two linguists raced to record the endangered languages and associated cultures around the world like the "Indiana Jones" adventures before the last fluent speakers of endangered and forgotten and hidden languages die.
7,000 different languages are currently spoken around the entire globe, many are rapidly disappearing. On the average, one language disappears into thin air every two weeks. Scientists and linguist experts estimate that the half of language will be on the verge of extinction in this 21th century due to economic and sociopolitical colonialism, ex. China on Tibet and Tawian and AGBell doctrines on the use of AVT to get rid of American Sign Language (ASL).
So the AGBell could accomplish Alexander Graham Bell's lifetime dreams of crushing deaf people's visual communication for all good with the AVT and sleath campaign against the ASL users and integrate deaf people like cattle against their own will.
RACING AGAINST TIME
BEFORE THEY HEARD AGAIN
are part of the film campaign slogans for "The Linguists" documentary. It (the film) have been the talk of the town at the Sundance Film Festival last January 2008. The Linguistic Society of America and National Science Foundation shown great interests in this film to preserve the endangered, hidden and forgotten languages. http://www.lsadc.org/ and http://ling.bu.edu/in/the/news The American Sign Language (ASL) related topics have been posted on the Linguistic Society of America website.
For the film reviews and additional information of "The Linguists" -
http://www.thelinguists.com/
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/linguists/
Rosetta Stone Endangered Language program based in Harrisburg, VA, is a main non-profit organization devoted to the preservation of endangered and hidden language. It strongly encouraged the local and remote languages to be community-owned, culturally relevant and urge people to keep the language integrity and support existing efforts. This organization also offer paid internship to graduate and undergraduate students interested in contributing to the works of the program. http://www.rosettastone.org/
"The Linguists" film will be screened at the National Geographic Society (NGS) of Washington, DC next Thursday, October 2, 2008. How ironic of the NGS being co-founded by Alexander Graham Bell (AGB) and his associates which the NGS will screen this film as part of preserving and promoting the endangered languages like the American Sign Language (ASL).
The United Nations' UNESCO unit will screen "The Linguists" film this October 2008 in New York City, NY. For more info on the screening locations, check out http://www.thelinguists.com/
American Sign Language (ASL) always will be prevail and remain forever for centuries among the humankind. Of course, our present ASL usage will be much different from the next 50 to 100 years. Or our American Sign Language be more likely to be extinct depend on our actions and National Association of the Deaf - Alexander Graham Bell and Mike McConnell and Mike Schidmit aka Drmzzz?
Barb DiGigi, Joey Baer, Ricky Taylor aka Ridor, Cy, MZ, Amy Cohen Efron and other more bloggers and vloggers are the protectors of American Sign Language (ASL) and cherish the rights to visual communication and fluency.
The upcoming RLM blog article - "What Happened to Our ASL Fluency". Keep tune in to the RLMDEAF blog for this article.
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason
Monday, September 1, 2008
Take Action on Ridor and Martin Ritchie and Oxygen-TV!
According to Ridor's "Countdown to Resurrection" blog, the Oxygen TV's "Janice Dickerson Modeling Agency" hired an unqualified ASL interpreter for Martin Ritchie, the deaf reality TV
contestant,. The non-certified ASL interpreter was Jerry Ferris, CODA himself.
Jerry Ferris's pre-reality TV occupation was the art gallery director somewhere in Southern California. Ridor mentioned what a brown-nosed opporuntist, Jerry Ferris have been for years and leeched on anyone as a stepping stone all for himself. Ferris had been the TV producer for several tv programmings and actor and self-opporuntist lately.
Ridor's blog pointed out to the real concerns about Martin Ritchie being disservice by Jerry Ferris' questionable ASL interpreting on Oxygen-TV's "Janice Dickerson Modeling Agency" reality TV show of the Season Four since 2006 - www.janice/about.aspx Several deaf individuals from Barb DiGigi and Jared Evans also shared their concerns about Jerry Ferris and the issue of interpreter qualification and ethics on Ridor's blog.
Let's take a real action like writing out the letter of concerns and inquiry to the Oxygen TV network and National Association of the Deaf and other advocacy groups in advancement of deaf rights. Most important of all is to be more precise and specific and non-threatening with your concerns, disappointments and dissatisfaction to all the listed groups above about the unacceptable practices of hiring such an disqualified ASL interpreter for the reality TV programming and other entertainment features.
We could put the issue of unqualified ASL interpreters and the shortage of qualified ASL and transliteration interpreters in the United States on the map for this year's 2008 presidential election.
Here are the email address and mailing address for the Oxygen TV network -
TV Feedback -
O2.feedback@nbcnni.com
Mailing address -
Oxygen Media, LLC
75th 9th Ave
New York City, NY 10011
Email address -
www.oxygen.com/legal/contact.aspx
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)'s website address - http://www.nad.org/ and click on
"Take Action Center" heading for leaving messages to the NAD's Legal Advocacy unit.
We also ought to write a letter of objection and inquiry to our hometown newspapers, national magazines and entertainment industry periodicals about the issue of disqualified ASL interpreters for the world of entertainment, especially deaf contestants and participants. Let's spill over the black kettle of the DeafRead to the rest of the dominant society (hearing people).
We must kick our rear sides from time to time and do the deaf activism for real!
Please check out Ridor's "Countdown to Resurrection" blog for more additional information.
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
contestant,. The non-certified ASL interpreter was Jerry Ferris, CODA himself.
Jerry Ferris's pre-reality TV occupation was the art gallery director somewhere in Southern California. Ridor mentioned what a brown-nosed opporuntist, Jerry Ferris have been for years and leeched on anyone as a stepping stone all for himself. Ferris had been the TV producer for several tv programmings and actor and self-opporuntist lately.
Ridor's blog pointed out to the real concerns about Martin Ritchie being disservice by Jerry Ferris' questionable ASL interpreting on Oxygen-TV's "Janice Dickerson Modeling Agency" reality TV show of the Season Four since 2006 - www.janice/about.aspx Several deaf individuals from Barb DiGigi and Jared Evans also shared their concerns about Jerry Ferris and the issue of interpreter qualification and ethics on Ridor's blog.
Let's take a real action like writing out the letter of concerns and inquiry to the Oxygen TV network and National Association of the Deaf and other advocacy groups in advancement of deaf rights. Most important of all is to be more precise and specific and non-threatening with your concerns, disappointments and dissatisfaction to all the listed groups above about the unacceptable practices of hiring such an disqualified ASL interpreter for the reality TV programming and other entertainment features.
We could put the issue of unqualified ASL interpreters and the shortage of qualified ASL and transliteration interpreters in the United States on the map for this year's 2008 presidential election.
Here are the email address and mailing address for the Oxygen TV network -
TV Feedback -
O2.feedback@nbcnni.com
Mailing address -
Oxygen Media, LLC
75th 9th Ave
New York City, NY 10011
Email address -
www.oxygen.com/legal/contact.aspx
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)'s website address - http://www.nad.org/ and click on
"Take Action Center" heading for leaving messages to the NAD's Legal Advocacy unit.
We also ought to write a letter of objection and inquiry to our hometown newspapers, national magazines and entertainment industry periodicals about the issue of disqualified ASL interpreters for the world of entertainment, especially deaf contestants and participants. Let's spill over the black kettle of the DeafRead to the rest of the dominant society (hearing people).
We must kick our rear sides from time to time and do the deaf activism for real!
Please check out Ridor's "Countdown to Resurrection" blog for more additional information.
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
New Study Shown That The Use of Hearing Aids Could Interfere With Natural Body Function(s)
MSNBC's Kathleen Doheny reported the new scientific findings that the use of hearing aids could create some body function problems, ex. clogged ear canals. The basic function of ear wax is to lubricate the ear itself and keep anything out of ordinary.
The title of MSNBC article is "Leave That Ear Wax Alone". Its recommendation is the regular visit to the ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) specialists to clean out the excessive ear waxs twice per year. www.msnbc.com and type Kathleen Doheny on any ISP search engine.
Being totally deaf is a true blessing as compared to such troublesome hassles with the use of hearing aids or have a cochlear implant. That should be a beware sign for parents of deaf youngsters from audismizing their offsprings. Naturalistic approach of letting deaf children be deaf themselves like "Let Reagan be Reagan" or "Let McCain be McCain".
The recent news reportings about the spider lived in one young boy's inner ear docrum. Many people tend to be obsessive about cleaning out their inner ears on daily basis. That is very unhealthy thing to do is to interfere with the basic human function(s).
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
The title of MSNBC article is "Leave That Ear Wax Alone". Its recommendation is the regular visit to the ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) specialists to clean out the excessive ear waxs twice per year. www.msnbc.com and type Kathleen Doheny on any ISP search engine.
Being totally deaf is a true blessing as compared to such troublesome hassles with the use of hearing aids or have a cochlear implant. That should be a beware sign for parents of deaf youngsters from audismizing their offsprings. Naturalistic approach of letting deaf children be deaf themselves like "Let Reagan be Reagan" or "Let McCain be McCain".
The recent news reportings about the spider lived in one young boy's inner ear docrum. Many people tend to be obsessive about cleaning out their inner ears on daily basis. That is very unhealthy thing to do is to interfere with the basic human function(s).
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Open Message to Shane Feldman, DC DPHH
Here is the ideal place for hosting the DC DPHH's September 2008 at the Outdoor Aria Fresco, the largest outdoor plaza in DC area within the Woodrow Wilson Plaza and the Ronald Reagan Building next to the Federal Triangle Metrorail station and Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest in visible of the U.S. Capitol and the White House. http://www.itcdc.com/
The only available eating/drinking venture is the Italian Aria restaurant on the outdoor fresco of the Woodrow Wilson Plaza - http://www.ariatrattoria.com/ The food court inside the RR Building will be closed at 7pm for anyone, who seeks affordable meals.
Free validated parking after 5pm inside the Ronald Reagan Building parking garage. Easy access to the Metrobus route - 30s Metrobus along the Pennsylvania Avenue. The Federal Triangle Metrorail station is right next to the Woodrow Wilson Plaza. Perfecto for the annual largest DC DPHH gathering for every September. Don't you, Shane Feldman, coordinator of the DC DPHH, agree?
The DeafDC.com haven't been posted lately about the location of next DPHH gathering site. I took the liberty of doing some research to find the perfect site for our September DC DPHH. You also asked me to let you know if I am aware of any suitable place for the September DC DPHH. I could not reach you via email message. I lost your email address right now. :)
You, Shane Feldman and other deaf individuals expressed concerns about the Georgetown Harbor due to the parking difficulty and long walks from the Foggy Bottom/GWU Metrorail station. Some problems arisen with the Sequoia seafood restaurant management last time back to last September 2007.
I also checked out the National Harbor in Prince George County which the WMATA do offer the limited bus services to this place, but the bus schedule for the NH-1 bus will end at 9:30pm. Seems too far for many deaf individuals going there anyway. It's time for the due of DC DPHH is in DC. Correct?
Here is my solution for you and the Deaf DC.com - the Outdoor DC Fresca. What a perfect location for the discussion about the upcoming presidential election whom root for the next President of the United States in the backdrop of the White House one block away and the U.S. Captiol six blocks away. Don't you agree, Shane? If yes, you owe me a drink. Bien?
The Georgetown Harbor is not the wheelchair accessibility from the M Street, Northwest as compared to the Woodrow Wilson Plaza via the Federal Triangle Metrorail station. The D2, D4 and X2, X4 and X6 and 30s (Northbound) Metrobuses are readily accessible from Gallaudet University to the 13th Street, Northwest via K and H and U Street. Not affect only deaf individuals with the wheelchair use. Many deaf individuals also have foot/hip problems and have such a difficulty of walking down the street from the M Street to the Georgetown Harbor.
No free parking garages or spots found in Georgetown area as compared to the street parking along the Pennsylvania Avenue and parking garage inside the Ronald Reagan and International Trade Center building. Four Metrorail stations nearby - National Archives, Smithsonian, Metro Center and Gallery Place-Chinatown within walking distance to this secret gem of DC - the Ronald Reagan and International Trade Center.
The Georgetown Harbor is kinda a tiresome scene for many regular DPHH attendees anyway. The change of scenery is what we really need most now for the different gathering site.
Editor's note - this blog posting was supposed to be posted last Thursday early afternoon, September 28th, Unfortunately, the online technical problem prevented the automated publication til late Sunday wee night. Sincere apology for this kind of inconvenience.
Warm regards,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
The only available eating/drinking venture is the Italian Aria restaurant on the outdoor fresco of the Woodrow Wilson Plaza - http://www.ariatrattoria.com/ The food court inside the RR Building will be closed at 7pm for anyone, who seeks affordable meals.
Free validated parking after 5pm inside the Ronald Reagan Building parking garage. Easy access to the Metrobus route - 30s Metrobus along the Pennsylvania Avenue. The Federal Triangle Metrorail station is right next to the Woodrow Wilson Plaza. Perfecto for the annual largest DC DPHH gathering for every September. Don't you, Shane Feldman, coordinator of the DC DPHH, agree?
The DeafDC.com haven't been posted lately about the location of next DPHH gathering site. I took the liberty of doing some research to find the perfect site for our September DC DPHH. You also asked me to let you know if I am aware of any suitable place for the September DC DPHH. I could not reach you via email message. I lost your email address right now. :)
You, Shane Feldman and other deaf individuals expressed concerns about the Georgetown Harbor due to the parking difficulty and long walks from the Foggy Bottom/GWU Metrorail station. Some problems arisen with the Sequoia seafood restaurant management last time back to last September 2007.
I also checked out the National Harbor in Prince George County which the WMATA do offer the limited bus services to this place, but the bus schedule for the NH-1 bus will end at 9:30pm. Seems too far for many deaf individuals going there anyway. It's time for the due of DC DPHH is in DC. Correct?
Here is my solution for you and the Deaf DC.com - the Outdoor DC Fresca. What a perfect location for the discussion about the upcoming presidential election whom root for the next President of the United States in the backdrop of the White House one block away and the U.S. Captiol six blocks away. Don't you agree, Shane? If yes, you owe me a drink. Bien?
The Georgetown Harbor is not the wheelchair accessibility from the M Street, Northwest as compared to the Woodrow Wilson Plaza via the Federal Triangle Metrorail station. The D2, D4 and X2, X4 and X6 and 30s (Northbound) Metrobuses are readily accessible from Gallaudet University to the 13th Street, Northwest via K and H and U Street. Not affect only deaf individuals with the wheelchair use. Many deaf individuals also have foot/hip problems and have such a difficulty of walking down the street from the M Street to the Georgetown Harbor.
No free parking garages or spots found in Georgetown area as compared to the street parking along the Pennsylvania Avenue and parking garage inside the Ronald Reagan and International Trade Center building. Four Metrorail stations nearby - National Archives, Smithsonian, Metro Center and Gallery Place-Chinatown within walking distance to this secret gem of DC - the Ronald Reagan and International Trade Center.
The Georgetown Harbor is kinda a tiresome scene for many regular DPHH attendees anyway. The change of scenery is what we really need most now for the different gathering site.
Editor's note - this blog posting was supposed to be posted last Thursday early afternoon, September 28th, Unfortunately, the online technical problem prevented the automated publication til late Sunday wee night. Sincere apology for this kind of inconvenience.
Warm regards,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
"What Sign Language Reveals About the Mind", New Book
Margait Fox of the New York Times' Obituary Department reporter and author, wrote the new book - "Talking Hands: What Sign Language Reveals About the Mind". Fox, a trained linguist and the team of linguistic researchers went to the remote Bedouin village in Israel where an indigenous sign language developed. Remmy Nicaragua' linguistic expedition back in 2006 on the CBS-TV's "60 Minutes" tv programming?
Margalit Fox also offered the exhaustive description of other sign languages around the world. She and other linguistic researchers attracted to that Israeli village to inquire and report how language is made in the human mind.
"Talking Hands: What Sign Language Reveals About the Mind" nonfiction book refer to the growing field of sign language linguistic research subject evolved as one of most promising and contentious branches of cognitive science. Simon & Schuster Publisher, $15-27
http://www.talkinghandsbook.com/
Margalit Fox will make her personal appearances on various local NYC television shows. She also will be giving a lecture at the Morningside Bookshop, 2915 Broadway at 114th Street in Manhattan area next September 19th with the presence of ASL interpreter. Fox will make her presence at Long Island's former alta mater - State University of New York at Stonybrook.
Margalit Fox possessed the B.A, degree in journalism at Columbia University, then B.A. and M.A. degree(s) in linguistics at the State University of New York at Stonybrook.
Please do not confuse with Mary Beth Miller and Remy Charlip nd G. Ancona's "Handtalk", deaf children photographic book series.
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
Margalit Fox also offered the exhaustive description of other sign languages around the world. She and other linguistic researchers attracted to that Israeli village to inquire and report how language is made in the human mind.
"Talking Hands: What Sign Language Reveals About the Mind" nonfiction book refer to the growing field of sign language linguistic research subject evolved as one of most promising and contentious branches of cognitive science. Simon & Schuster Publisher, $15-27
http://www.talkinghandsbook.com/
Margalit Fox will make her personal appearances on various local NYC television shows. She also will be giving a lecture at the Morningside Bookshop, 2915 Broadway at 114th Street in Manhattan area next September 19th with the presence of ASL interpreter. Fox will make her presence at Long Island's former alta mater - State University of New York at Stonybrook.
Margalit Fox possessed the B.A, degree in journalism at Columbia University, then B.A. and M.A. degree(s) in linguistics at the State University of New York at Stonybrook.
Please do not confuse with Mary Beth Miller and Remy Charlip nd G. Ancona's "Handtalk", deaf children photographic book series.
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
Sunday, August 24, 2008
"200" Brought to Deaf Gaza School Lately
The New York Time's latest article (8/23/08) reported more than 40 international human right advocates in two boats recently landed in Gaza in defy of the Israel government and brought 200 hearing aid devices for deaf Gaza youngsters. *rolling eyes in disbelief*
www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/world/middleeast/24mideast.html?-r=1&sq=200hear
Why in the world for the international human rights advocates brought hearing aids, instead of money for lack of diesel fuels within bus transportation to carry deaf students all over the Gaza Strip or books and other non-audistic stuff? No particular name of this international human rights advocacy group mentioned so far.
Israel have been blocked the orders of hearing aid devices and batteries to be delivered to the deaf Gaza school for years. That seems Israel doing the real favor for deaf Gaza children from being delivered to the audistic means of peppering them to the tortures of speech and hearing trainings.
Couldn't be much prouder of Israel's action to keep hearing aid devices and batteries out of reach for the deaf Gaza school to equip deaf Gaza students. Israel know what is best for deaf Gaza students. The international human rights advocates are the idiotic ones for their audistic behaviors to please the audists and clueless parents of deaf children to turn them into "little parrots" and "seals in training to please and wow the world of audism. Bravo to Israel's 'Stone Age" tactics!
There are approximately 21,000 deaf people living in the Gaza Strip lately. The deaf Gaza school have been struggled with lack of school resources and basic necessity for deaf students. The school is 16 years old. The student enrollment figures at deaf Gaza school is about 200. The future enrollment goal is to admit up to 300 students.
All staff personnel at the deaf Gaza school use sign language. The school also teach parents of deaf youngsters how to master sign language. How intelligent for this school to engage in sign language communication! Israel's security blockade kinda forced the deaf Gaza school staff to resort to the use of sign language more than ever. One of most best solution for deaf youngsters ever occurred lately around the world as compared to the AGBell (AgBAD)'s AVT programs in the United States. Sign language communication is most practical and effective educational means, not the use of hearing aid devices and batteries or AVT programs.
For more info about the deaf Gaza school - http://www.atfaluna.net/
Jamie Berke's "About Deafness" blog posting last year, December 17, 2007, mentioned about Israel sent up rockets to the Gaza area which greatly affected the deaf Gaza school from what the Washington Post wrote last year - December 15, 2007. The Post article kinda showed "audistic" leanings to get the readers feel sympathized for deaf Gaza students without having access to hearing aids and batteries.
Let's send a letter of compliment to the Israel government and show our true appreciation to keep hearing aid devices and batteries out of the hands of audists in Gaza area!
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/world/middleeast/24mideast.html?-r=1&sq=200hear
Why in the world for the international human rights advocates brought hearing aids, instead of money for lack of diesel fuels within bus transportation to carry deaf students all over the Gaza Strip or books and other non-audistic stuff? No particular name of this international human rights advocacy group mentioned so far.
Israel have been blocked the orders of hearing aid devices and batteries to be delivered to the deaf Gaza school for years. That seems Israel doing the real favor for deaf Gaza children from being delivered to the audistic means of peppering them to the tortures of speech and hearing trainings.
Couldn't be much prouder of Israel's action to keep hearing aid devices and batteries out of reach for the deaf Gaza school to equip deaf Gaza students. Israel know what is best for deaf Gaza students. The international human rights advocates are the idiotic ones for their audistic behaviors to please the audists and clueless parents of deaf children to turn them into "little parrots" and "seals in training to please and wow the world of audism. Bravo to Israel's 'Stone Age" tactics!
There are approximately 21,000 deaf people living in the Gaza Strip lately. The deaf Gaza school have been struggled with lack of school resources and basic necessity for deaf students. The school is 16 years old. The student enrollment figures at deaf Gaza school is about 200. The future enrollment goal is to admit up to 300 students.
All staff personnel at the deaf Gaza school use sign language. The school also teach parents of deaf youngsters how to master sign language. How intelligent for this school to engage in sign language communication! Israel's security blockade kinda forced the deaf Gaza school staff to resort to the use of sign language more than ever. One of most best solution for deaf youngsters ever occurred lately around the world as compared to the AGBell (AgBAD)'s AVT programs in the United States. Sign language communication is most practical and effective educational means, not the use of hearing aid devices and batteries or AVT programs.
For more info about the deaf Gaza school - http://www.atfaluna.net/
Jamie Berke's "About Deafness" blog posting last year, December 17, 2007, mentioned about Israel sent up rockets to the Gaza area which greatly affected the deaf Gaza school from what the Washington Post wrote last year - December 15, 2007. The Post article kinda showed "audistic" leanings to get the readers feel sympathized for deaf Gaza students without having access to hearing aids and batteries.
Let's send a letter of compliment to the Israel government and show our true appreciation to keep hearing aid devices and batteries out of the hands of audists in Gaza area!
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
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