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Direct linkNapier, Jemina; Major, George; Ferrara, Lindsay; Johnston, Trevor – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2015
This paper reviews a sign language planning project conducted in Australia with deaf Auslan users. The Medical Signbank project utilised a cooperative language planning process to engage with the Deaf community and sign language interpreters to develop an online interactive resource of health-related signs, in order to address a gap in the health…
Descriptors: Models, Sign Language, Language Planning, Deafness
Peer reviewedVan Herreweghe, Mieke; Vermeerbergen, Myriam – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2009
In 1997, the Flemish Deaf community officially rejected standardisation of Flemish Sign Language. It was a bold choice, which at the time was not in line with some of the decisions taken in the neighbouring countries. In this article, we shall discuss the choices the Flemish Deaf community has made in this respect and explore why the Flemish Deaf…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Deafness, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Krausneker, Verena – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2009
This brief article reviews printed and digital resources on the legal status of a sign language.
Descriptors: Sign Language, Deafness, Laws, Civil Rights
Reffell, Hayley; McKee, Rachel Locker – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2009
The medicalized interpretation of deafness has until recently seen the rights and protections of sign language users embedded in disability law. Yet the rights and protections crucial to sign language users centre predominantly on matters of language access, maintenance and identity. Legislators, motivated by pressure from sign language…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Deafness, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
