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Transcription: [00:33:28]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
Ah, another question?

[00:33:30]
*Indistinct questions from the audience*

[00:34:12]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
I think education in that way, it's different. Educators think that way. Deaf children, when they learn ASL, that's their native tongue. They learn to sign, they express themselves better. And signed English, to use in school is fine.

[00:34:33]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
But it's important for those deaf children to express, to be able to express themselves through ASL. And if the teachers say: "No no no" they're going to hold it all in and become frustrated. That's the same with oralism.

[00:34:47]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
And I feel that it's good, but in the school, teaching for reading and writing yes, but you can't say no, don't, don't use ASL. It's, it's confusing to the children also.

[00:35:01]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
One more question.

[00:35:03]
*Indistinct questions from the audience*

[00:35:11]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
Ooooh, ooh, ooh, oh there's so many books. Uh, you can find more information if you get the program booklet of this festival. You can see the listing of references and you can find all really good books there on information on sign language. And other information on deaf cultures.

[00:35:33]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
If you get a program booklet from some place, I dunno, some, in one of the tins here.