{"id":1819,"date":"2007-06-20T13:48:38","date_gmt":"2007-06-20T18:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2007\/06\/20\/discovering-deaf-worlds\/"},"modified":"2007-06-20T13:48:38","modified_gmt":"2007-06-20T18:48:38","slug":"discovering-deaf-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2007\/06\/20\/discovering-deaf-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Deaf Worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Discovering Deaf Worlds<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.discoveringdeafworlds.com<\/p>\n<p>Visiting Deaf communities around the world!<\/p>\n<p>Christy Smith and Dave Justice of Discovering Deaf Worlds will soon be traveling around the world. They will meet with Deaf storytellers, community leaders, youth, and organizations from several countries including New Zealand, Australia, Japan, China, Thailand, India, Nepal, and Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>Their Plan:<\/p>\n<p>* Capture stories of Deaf people from around the world and draw exposure to the beauty and diversity of international sign languages.<br \/>\n* Raise awareness of current issues in Deaf communities worldwide related to communication access, Deaf education and employment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Dave and Christy will share their experience through video, photography, and journal blogs. Log onto www.discoveringdeafworlds.com to sign up for a free monthly newsletter and follow their adventure. You can also make a donation to help Dave and Christy reach their fundraising goal.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, email info@discoveringdeafworlds.com Thanks to our first sponsor UpYourImage.com for creating our website and supporting our vision.<\/p>\n<p>Christy Smith<br \/>\nEmail: info@discoveringdeafworlds.com<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nYou are subscribed to the following list:<br \/>\n\tDeaf Network of Texas<\/p>\n<p>using the following email:<br \/>\n\tblog@deafnetwork.com<\/p>\n<p>You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by<br \/>\nvisiting the following URL:<\/p>\n<p><http :\/\/www.deafnetwork.com\/cgi-bin\/dada\/mail.cgi\/u\/dn\/><\/p>\n<p>BETTER IP RELAY &#8211; EVERYWHERE! i711.com makes all your relay calls better. Better web calls. Better wireless calls. Better AIM calls. 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