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Subject: Deaf Activism
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Date: 12 Mar 91 05:27:14 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Part One

To: All Deaf Activists!

THE FOLLOWING IS THE OPENING STATEMENT TO BE PRESENTED TO A GATHERING
OF ALL ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND DEAF STAFF ON MARCH 14TH. WILL INFORM
YOU OF THE RESULTS OF THAT MEETING LATER.

   ARIZONA STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND HEARING IMPAIRED
                        PROFESSIONAL ADVOCATES

   Opening Statement To The First Administration-ASDB/HIPA Meeting
                            March 4, 1991

We enter this meeting in the hope that this and future meetings will
not be meetings in which views are merely exchanged and in which no
plans of action are made. Such meetings border on being pointless in
the light of why we are gathered here.

Each of you has received a copy of our report to the superintendent.
In that report are issues, concerns and events regarding deaf
employees and deaf students of the school in which we are all a part.
This report lists and expounds the situations tha t currently exist
here. The report also offers potential solutions to concerns we deem
as requiring address and action to resolve or eliminate.
Consequently, we enter these meetings expecting the issues specific
to our report to be discussed and spec ific plans being made on what
actions to take regarding these concerns.

A few issues in our report are no longer valid. ASDB being what it is
has already taken steps to remedy some of the concerns addressed in
the paper. We thank you, Dr. Griffing and those of you who are active
in your support of our efforts to improve the school. Speaking of
appreciation and while I have this chance to speak to you, I wish to
express thanks on behalf of HIPA for the support some of you have
given us. We received some very positive comments from some of you
upon your receiving our report. Thank you very much. This shows that
we can and will be able to come to terms with the remaining issues as
we meet to plan strategies for addressing them.

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