tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931237.post112715716044925087..comments2023-08-19T09:55:13.747-04:00Comments on oneninefive: Deaf Commonwealth:oneninefivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10220288197621424197noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931237.post-1128286162110520912005-10-02T16:49:00.000-04:002005-10-02T16:49:00.000-04:00I was reading about Laurent, SD. I do support and...I was reading about Laurent, SD. I do support and back the people who are ambitious and put a lot of energy into accomplishing the goal of creating Laurent.<BR/><BR/>Two common opposition views of the creation of a Deaf town or state were:<BR/><BR/>1) 90% of Deaf people's children are hearing.<BR/><BR/>2) No one wants to live in the middle of nowhere.<BR/><BR/>I am going to address these two andoneninefivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220288197621424197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931237.post-1127796286470498702005-09-27T00:44:00.000-04:002005-09-27T00:44:00.000-04:00Just did a quick look up on numbers. Prince Edwar...Just did a quick look up on numbers. Prince Edward Island has approximately 150,000 people living there (approx. 130,000 in 2001).<BR/><BR/>In the United States only, there is an estimated 550,000 to 1 million culturally Deaf people.<BR/><BR/>When we look at these numbers, it sure looks good to imagine 50% of America's Deaf population and hopefully as many Canadian Deaf people moving to PEI and oneninefivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220288197621424197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931237.post-1127503117861439132005-09-23T15:18:00.000-04:002005-09-23T15:18:00.000-04:00hahaha jeff is one of them! :) nah just kidding. I...hahaha jeff is one of them! :) nah just kidding. I totally feel you. In one of my msse classes - we had a hot debate on this very same issue "Deaf commonwealth" and the process of building a deaf town in south dakota. Natech basicvally said it all - however there is another factor, the location. south dakota is not the best state to build a deaf town - who would go there, who will visit, how canLauralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06084221135285978708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931237.post-1127179326701641082005-09-19T21:22:00.000-04:002005-09-19T21:22:00.000-04:00After attending Deaf Jeopardy hosted by reslife, I...After attending <I>Deaf Jeopardy</I> hosted by reslife, I realize that the goddamn oral schools need to teach Deaf history.<BR/><BR/>Deaf culture is quickly going down the drain due to too many Deaf people going to hearing institutes instead of Deaf institutes!<BR/><BR/>Classic example: Some people, including Deaf people believed that Alexander Gram Bell founded the American School for the Deaf oneninefivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220288197621424197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931237.post-1127166304546850482005-09-19T17:45:00.000-04:002005-09-19T17:45:00.000-04:00Natech, I understand your perspective and I do agr...Natech, I understand your perspective and I do agree that when the numbers are put that way, supporting the community may become difficult to maintain.<BR/><BR/>However, you are talking about only the people who are living within the community, if we are capable of creating a community where people will have a desire to be part of this community, new members (who were born or created in differentoneninefivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220288197621424197noreply@blogger.com