Tim.Smith@f429.n275.z1.fidonet.org (Tim Smith) (05/30/91)
Index Number: 15837 [This is from the Silent Talk Conference] Thanks so much for your offer.. But I have started getting some things done... The thing that is the number 1 problem- the fact that we are viewed as the "handicapped"... We are NOT handicapped. We must first get rid of the pathological view of the deaf... "Oh, those poor devils, they can't speak" We CAN. We have OUR own language... What I am proposeing is that we instead of being viewed through pathological outlooks, we be respected as a sub-culture within a larger culture, and respect our LANGUAGE! It's a long and uphill battle- but we can do it! I'll let you know if you can be of any help! Thanks! Tim Smith -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!275!429!Tim.Smith Internet: Tim.Smith@f429.n275.z1.fidonet.org