Originally Posted by dreamchaser

Hi my name is Jeanie. I am an ASL student in Oregon working toward interpreting degree. I almost became a "Typwell transcriber." That is the latest in real-time note taking, and it is better than CART. It is pretty comprehensive. You might request that. It is a very hard course to pass because their standards are very high, which is cool because they honestly believe that Deaf students deserve to have total access to a class, and general conversation in class just as much as hearing students.

By the way, I am desperately searching for some Deaf students who might be willing to converse with me via email about some Deaf issues that I am researching for school. I am writing a research paper on mainstream education vs. Deaf schools. I could use any input that anyone could give me. I am also preparing a proposal to my local school board to try to get ASL introduced into public school from pre-school on up, to be a secondary language. I think I have found a way to do it for cheap, and if it worked, it might even become a national secondary language. At least that is my dream!!!!
Here is my email for anyone who would be willing to visit with me about their feelings on mainstream schools. I don't want to misrepresent anybody's feelings on this subject, and the books and articles o the subject are mostly funded by the implant and hearing aide industries. I want to know how real people feel, and what there experiences are. Thanks ... Jeanie