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Here's a draft. I'm going to print it out at the office, sign it, and scan. In the meantime, I thought I'd see if Valerie (or anyone else) has suggestions to make this more impactful. I also wasn't sure whether to address it to the particular funders in question now, or leave it open for future use... On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Valerie Sutton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > SignWriting List > September 14, 2014 > > Hello Erika and everyone - > > Yes. Your opinions and verification of SignWriting’s value, on letterhead, > with your academic credentials and affiliation as a Professor and Chair of > the Anthropology Dept at Oberlin College, would be a wonderful > recommendation to all who are skeptical or who simply do not understand why > write sign language? > > And I know so many of you, here on the List, have already written such > great letters back in 1999 and I plan to show them those letters too…but I > know they will immediately say…Well what about in 2014? > > We just had a very successful Symposium, but most of the world doesn’t > know that yet…Even when we do more publicity, like publishing the > proceedings, most people do not understand the issues of deafness, and the > fact that sign languages are real languages, and all the basics that we > take for granted… > > So when the lady administering the grant asked me “How is SignWriting > changing lives”…I realized that it was time for me to gather some letters > from users again - > > So yes, Erika - I will be grateful for your letter on letterhead - and > others too, even if you do not have letterhead - if you are willing to put > your name on it, that will be enough - > > Thank you, and if you feel it can be exposed publicly, please tell me, so > we can post it here on the list and on our site as well - if not I need to > know that of course - > > Many thanks - > > Val ;-) > > ----------- > > > > On Sep 14, 2014, at 12:07 PM, Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi Valerie - > Would my academic affiliation would be helpful in pursing this grant? If > so, I can write my letter on Oberlin letterhead, use my titles, etc. Let > me know! > Erika > > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Valerie Sutton <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> SignWriting List >> September 11, 2014 >> >> Thank you, Anny! I will start gathering all of the comments into a list >> of comments answering the question: “How is SignWriting Changing Lives?” … >> >> Do you have a link to “les CANTONS SUISSE”? >> >> Val ;-) >> >> —— >> >> >> On Sep 11, 2014, at 9:02 AM, Anne-Claude Prélaz Girod < >> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> for signwriting learners.... SignWriting is an easy way to write down >> signs and remember the lexicon they learn.... >> really usefull to elaborate material to work with children (or adults) >> my last example..... >> "les CANTONS SUISSE" (states of Switzerland.....) >> >> Anny >> >> Le 11 sept. 2014 à 16:29, Valerie Sutton a écrit : >> >> SignWriting List >> September 11, 2014 >> >> Can anyone give me a paragraph answering this question? >> >> How is SignWriting changing lives? >> >> Or, how has SignWriting changed your life? >> >> Val ;-) >> >> ________________________________________________ >> >> >> SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION >> >> Valerie Sutton >> SignWriting List moderator >> [log in to unmask] >> >> Post Messages to the SignWriting List: >> [log in to unmask] >> >> SignWriting List Archives & Home Page >> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist >> >> Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages >> http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 >> >> >> 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http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist >> >> Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages >> http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1<Capture >> d’écran 2014-09-11 à 16.10.42.png> >> ________________________________________________ >> >> SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION >> >> Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] >> >> Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] >> >> SignWriting List Archives & Home Page >> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist >> >> Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages >> http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1<Capture >> d’écran 2014-09-11 à 16.10.30.png> >> ________________________________________________ >> >> SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION >> >> Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] >> >> Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] >> >> SignWriting List Archives & Home Page >> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist >> >> Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages >> http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1<Capture >> d’écran 2014-09-11 à 16.10.25.png> >> ________________________________________________ >> >> SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION >> >> Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] >> >> Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] >> >> SignWriting List Archives & Home Page >> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist >> >> Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages >> http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1<Les >> cantons suisses.pdf> >> ________________________________________________ >> >> SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION >> >> Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] >> >> Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] >> >> SignWriting List Archives & Home Page >> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist >> >> Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages >> http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1<cantons >> Suisse.pdf> >> ________________________________________________ >> >> SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION >> >> Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] >> >> Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] >> >> SignWriting List Archives & Home Page >> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist >> >> Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages >> http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> >> SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION >> >> Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] >> >> Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] >> >> SignWriting List Archives & Home Page >> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist >> >> Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages >> http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway > Associate Professor and Chair > Oberlin College > ________________________________________________ > > SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION > > Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] > > Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] > > SignWriting List Archives & Home Page > http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist > > Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages > http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 > > > ________________________________________________ > > SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION > > Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] > > Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] > > SignWriting List Archives & Home Page > http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist > > Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages > http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 > > -- Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway Associate Professor and Chair Oberlin College 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