Just Deaf

What used to be sign language's role in deaf education?

Corrie Tijsseling (GGMD): deaf education

"I now work at the deaf school I used to go to myself."

"I want to be a veterinarian when I grow up."

"At school they said: he's using sign language too often."

"It's a shame deaf and hearing impaired people haven't always gone to school together."

Do we currently have an optimal form of bilingual education in the Netherlands?

How did people originally communicate in deaf education?

"It would be great, of course, if they could go to a regular school in the neighborhood. But they miss so much then."

"My parents wanted me to join them for the PTA meeting, other parents didn't do that."

"It definitely isn't a breeze at the regular school, it requires a lot of attention."

Did teachers in deaf education master sign language in the past?

"Ideally, there would be a combination of regular and special education."

"The deaf school turned out to be great for me, actually."

Can Dutch deaf people enroll in Gallaudet University?