Category Archives: Indiana DeafTimes
New Deaf School Board Looks To Quell Controversy
New Deaf School Board Looks To Quell Controversy WRTV Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS — New board members at the Indiana School for the Deaf told protesting parents Wednesday they have no intention of doing away with American Sign Language. Controversy first erupted in May when Gov. Mitch Daniels appointed four new board …
Disagreements on Deaf Education Emerge as Funds Get Scarce
The Nonprofit Quarterly July 28, 2011 Ruth McCambridge July 27, 2011; New York Times | A front page article in the New York Times on July 27 describes the intensification of disagreements among parents of deaf children in Indiana regarding their education. As many of you will already know, there are different ideologies about deafness [...]
The Forces Pushing Deaf Kids Away From Sign Language
daveynin/flickr The Atlantic Wire Rebecca Greenfield Jul 27, 2011 Future deaf Americans could do a lot less signing and a lot more speaking. Cuts in Indiana could slash budgets for state schools for the deaf, forcing some children to attend “mainstream” schools, where they have less exposure to sign language. Sign language advocates are outraged. [...]
Is Technology Killing Sign Language?
Is Technology Killing Sign Language? Gizmodo The NY Times has an interesting report on technology and sign language and it’s actually becoming a contentious debate (as things tend to be when there are parents involved). On one side there’s people who follow ASL (American Sign Language), …
No More Sign Language?
July 27, 2011 | 4:25 PM State Impact (Indiana) By Ben Skirvin The New York Times reports on protest over proposed changes to the Indiana State School for the Deaf which could eventually lead to the elimination of American Sign Language in favor of technology. Wikimedia Politicians have seen plenty of demonstrators outside the Statehouse [...]
Bend Couple’s Generosity Brightens Deaf Man
1110 KBND A Bend couple is stepping in to help a Bend man who had his bike stolen last week in northeast Bend. Bob Warr, 50, who is deaf, was devastated because the bike was his only…
Deaf students, educators protest Indiana Gov. Daniels’ picks for deaf school’s board
The Rupublic INDIANAPOLIS — Deaf students, their educators and families are protesting a move by Gov. Mitch Daniels they say will strip support for sign language. More than 100 students, their families and activists rallied on the Statehouse lawn Tuesday against new members Daniels picked to serve on the Indiana School for the Deaf’s board. [...]
Protesters Demand Changes to Deaf School’s Board
Opponents see scheme to boost “oralism” over American Sign Language Indiana News By Eric Berman 6/7/2011 (WIBC.com photo: Eric Berman) About 300 deaf Hoosiers and their families have rallied at the statehouse to protest the appointments of new board members for the Indiana School for the Deaf. Protesters pounded a bass drum and waved signs [...]
Call for Dismissal of Mitch Daniels-Appointed Board Members to the Indiana School for the Deaf
FDL By: Doug Martin May 30, 2011, Governor Mitch Daniels 200 West Washington Street, #206 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2731 Dear Governor Daniels: As a language scholar and Hoosier, I find serious problems in your decision to appoint proponents of pure oralism to the board at the Indiana School for the Deaf. While promoting the artificial and [...]
Parents upset over deaf school board appointments
13 WTHRParents upset over deaf school board appointments WTHR Entertainment News from AP By Jeremy Brilliant – bio INDIANAPOLIS – The state’s deaf community and their families are pushing back over proposed changes by the board of the Indiana School for the Deaf. Governor Mitch Daniels recently appointed four new …
