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Saturday people who say they're part of a very isolated community in Treasure Valley gathered in hopes of extending their reach. People at the third annual Deaf and Hard of Hearing Club Festival say only communicating with each other is not enough-- and they need to overcome some major barriers to expand that world for the next generation.
A State Department of Education assessment found 90% of deaf children are in public schools. But there 60% of interpreters could not interpret 60% of the classroom content. Festival organizers say part of the problem is simply a lack of understanding within the hearing community-- many people have no idea sign language is truly a different way of communicating. It's so different Christina Delleo, the group's secretary, describes it as another culture. "Deaf culture is mostly a strong, action oriented, tactile language, that is a three dimensional language... a lot of basic language is left out-- just to get to the point." Delleo told Local Two News.
This week Governor Dirk Kempthorne signed a law creating minimum standards for classroom interpreters, but it will take about three and a half years to put those requirements in place.
Saturday people who say they're part of a very isolated community in Treasure Valley gathered in hopes of extending their reach. People at the third annual Deaf and Hard of Hearing Club Festival say only communicating with each other is not enough-- and they need to overcome some major barriers to expand that world for the next generation.
A State Department of Education assessment found 90% of deaf children are in public schools. But there 60% of interpreters could not interpret 60% of the classroom content. Festival organizers say part of the problem is simply a lack of understanding within the hearing community-- many people have no idea sign language is truly a different way of communicating. It's so different Christina Delleo, the group's secretary, describes it as another culture. "Deaf culture is mostly a strong, action oriented, tactile language, that is a three dimensional language... a lot of basic language is left out-- just to get to the point." Delleo told Local Two News.
This week Governor Dirk Kempthorne signed a law creating minimum standards for classroom interpreters, but it will take about three and a half years to put those requirements in place.