Fwd: IMPORTANT: protest @ AGBell Conv PLEASE READ & FORWARD
Paul
campaign to have ALL Deaf babies sign. We will be campaigning in front
of the Alexander Graham Bell Association convention in Arlington, VA.
Thursday, July 26th- the Deaf Bilingual Coalition gathers at Gallaudet.
Friday & Saturday, July 27th & July 28th- we will be at the AGB
convention, with media attention, etc.
We want all Deaf babies to be proficient in both ASL and English. We
are puzzled at the irony of the wildly popular "Baby Signs" where
hearing babies are taught to sign before they speak. However, with the
AVT (Audio Verbal Therapy, where signing and any visual cues are
strongly discouraged), Deaf babies are not signing. If it's good for
hearing babies (increased IQ scores, reading readiness, confidence,
etc.- check Amy Cohen Efron's "The Greatest Irony" vlogs for more
information on this), then it should be good for Deaf babies.
I am asking your help with the following;
-forward this e-mail
-spread awareness of our campaign
-hold discussions on this special event (increase our consciousness)
-watch blogs & vlogs closely the next 3 days and afterwards
-respond rapidly to e-discussions (we will be extremely busy with the
campaign.. to busy to rapidly respond)
-donate to The Deaf Bilingual Coalition to cover expenses (possibly to
cover interpreting fees, Xeroxing pamphlets, and any other overheads)-
you can donate through www.cad1906.org (California Association of the
Deaf)- go there and click on the left side. Even $5 will help us a
lot.
For further information, go to John Egbert's sites- www.agbell.info and
http://blog.deafread.com/egbertpress or
http://blog.deafread.com/egbertpress/2007/07/22/deaf-bilingual-coalition/.
I will try my best to keep you posted over the weekend. If you are
interested, page me at d...@tmail.com, and I'll inform Colin of your
interest. (He'll be the contact person while I'm gone this weekend).
For our Deaf children. For their success and happiness.
DE
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UNITY FOR GALLAUDET!!!