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@MaryOToole10 @StaffsPLOD @BDA_Deaf @DEAFvibe @ddeaflinks @SignHealth @ActionOnHearing It's an important distinction, so let's unpack it.
To check whether #Makaton is a natural #language like English or #BritishSignLanguage, let's ask a few questions:
To check whether #Makaton is a natural #language like English or #BritishSignLanguage, let's ask a few questions:
@MaryOToole10 @StaffsPLOD @BDA_Deaf @DEAFvibe @ddeaflinks @SignHealth @ActionOnHearing Are there any native signers of #Makaton? Is it possible for children to be born into a family that only or primarily uses Makaton to communicate in every possible scenario throughout their life?
@MaryOToole10 @StaffsPLOD @BDA_Deaf @DEAFvibe @ddeaflinks @SignHealth @ActionOnHearing Is #Makaton rich enough to express every human communication need, from education to work to philosophy to poetry? Or is it limited in its use?
Politics is indeed all about compromise. It’s ‘the art of the possible’. So we shouldn’t be surprised if the #BSLBill before Westminster now looks like a fudge. It is a fudge. I supported the Scottish #BSLAct, also not perfect. I get that a delicate balance has to be struck. 1/
But there comes a point where the compromises go too far. Where what’s left achieves little. Or where it’s actually WORSE than useless.
So here’s where we’re at. Correct me if I’m wrong, @rosie4westlancs @beccytad @DavidBuxtondc @jeffmcw @GaRoDean @Deaf @rwilks @LiamODellUK @Limping_Chicken et al
A. There is little time to amend the #BSLBill if it is to pass before the March deadline.
A. There is little time to amend the #BSLBill if it is to pass before the March deadline.
