State for deaf?

Lemme go LOOK for it
sowwy i was taking forever LOL!
 
knightwolf68 said:
who is the author pls ?
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That author's Doug Bullard.


I think I may have met him a long time ago when I was still student @ TSD


However at Amazon.com one copy of "Islay" going for almost $100?! *THUD!*
 
First of all, lemme clear up some mistakes:
Martha's Vineyard is off the Cape Cod, and is part of the state of Massachusetts, not New Jersey. It was not a place where hearing people cast deafies away to breed amongst themselves, but an island where this family had genetic deafness and it passed on and on through the families marrying each other. There was like one deaf person for every 3 hearing person. Sign language was understood by both deaf and hearing people and everyone took part of the community.

In my work, my co-workers were talking about a city called Laurent, North Dakota, where they plan to set up an all deaf town, complete with school, offices, apartments etc for deafies. Supposed to be done by 2005, but I checked for that information online and couldn't find it. Oh well... Don't know if it is all "talk."
 
sablescort said:
That author's Doug Bullard.


I think I may have met him a long time ago when I was still student @ TSD


However at Amazon.com one copy of "Islay" going for almost $100?! *THUD!*
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RTFFP!

Cost: $97.43
Condition: Very good
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Availability: Ships from LA, United States; item usually ships in 1-2 business days; international shipping available.
Comments: INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR!!!!!!!!! nice copy!!! Minor Edgewear. BB7

It's an autographed copy.
 
kuifje75 said:
First of all, lemme clear up some mistakes:
Martha's Vineyard is off the Cape Cod, and is part of the state of Massachusetts, not New Jersey. It was not a place where hearing people cast deafies away to breed amongst themselves, but an island where this family had genetic deafness and it passed on and on through the families marrying each other. There was like one deaf person for every 3 hearing person. Sign language was understood by both deaf and hearing people and everyone took part of the community.

In my work, my co-workers were talking about a city called Laurent, North Dakota, where they plan to set up an all deaf town, complete with school, offices, apartments etc for deafies. Supposed to be done by 2005, but I checked for that information online and couldn't find it. Oh well... Don't know if it is all "talk."
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in north Dakota? :thud: i believe it's a small deaf community there in North Dakota.. I know no deafies from ND myself.
 
kuifje75 said:
First of all, lemme clear up some mistakes:
Martha's Vineyard is off the Cape Cod, and is part of the state of Massachusetts, not New Jersey. It was not a place where hearing people cast deafies away to breed amongst themselves, but an island where this family had genetic deafness and it passed on and on through the families marrying each other. There was like one deaf person for every 3 hearing person. Sign language was understood by both deaf and hearing people and everyone took part of the community.
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Kuifje -- thank u for the correction -- i was unsure which state it was LOL and yes the story abt Martha's Vineyard is correct abt it having at one time had a high concentration of deaf ppl living there on the island
 
prostock19 said:
That would be very interesting. Could I live there being a hearie???
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Of course! You'd be hired as a voice interpreter for the hearing peeps who are applying for a job there. ;)
 
Deaf Town Concept!

kuifje75 said:
In my work, my co-workers were talking about a city called Laurent, North Dakota, where they plan to set up an all deaf town, complete with school, offices, apartments etc for deafies. Supposed to be done by 2005, but I checked for that information online and couldn't find it. Oh well... Don't know if it is all "talk."
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It's not all talk, check HERE!
 
it says.. Welcome! The town of Laurent, South Dakota is a vision that has been in the making for many years. Our vision is for a place where our nation's signing community can gather together to live, work, play, and worship in comfort and beauty. Laurent, S.D. is not just for deaf or hard of hearing people — the town welcomes and embraces hearing people from all walks of life who want to be a part of the sign language community. Today, Laurent exists only as a dream in the minds of its founders, and now, it is up to us to actually build this town that is accessible, friendly, economically and politically viable. A place we can proudly call HOME.


ohh wow.. its cool.. lets move there.. lol hehe
 
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