Our ancestor George Veditz Sordo (1861-1936) Teacher of the Deaf and passionate advocate for the preservation of sign language by considering a heritage for all humanity. Politico
very active, left teaching and founded the Association of the Deaf in Maryland and in 1907, president-elect of the National Association of the Deaf in the United States, NAD.
Times were very difficult given the progressive colonization of the oral proceedings in the philosophy escuelas.Una tragic consequences that destroyed everything Know a Deaf world, emerged in full century of deaf world Luces.Todo powerfully intelligent and creative created strong links with the brilliant thinkers, intellectuals and scientists in the era of intense Enlightenment.
The Oralism completely reversed the natural, wild, authentic human psyche. A vicious attack which left enforcement to the Deaf community mired in the Dark and the ostracism that lasted over 100 years. All
rich cultural heritage made by and for the Eye succumbed. Sign language was hated. aberrant and unworthy in the eyes of God, they said the most ardent Oralists. Quite a legacy of beautiful signs sank into oblivion and left thousands of children orphaned to mental and deprivation of Use of Reason.
The unique treasure in 1913 on George Veditz speech, feeling the closeness of the verbal threats praised the beauty of sign language and uttered the famous phrase with signs ... "While there are all these deaf people on Earth will forever be signos.Y order to preserve our movies signs in its natural purity. It is my hope that you love and protejais our beautiful language which is the noblest gift God has given to the Deaf "(Translated by Julian Kielbus extended)
The popularization of cinema in these times Veditz allowed to launch this message to the world and for posterity in the history of humanity .... For the preservation of Culture of the Eye .... And its natural signers.
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