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Van 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