AGBell wants to deprive Deaf people who sign of their dignity
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf - better know as “agBAD” - sent a letter to Pepsico recently on January 31, 2008.
This is from their statement:
“We would also like to remind you that with the amount of money Pepsi will spend on just one 60 second spot to air during the Super Bowl, you could help an untold number families obtain hearing aids and other professional services that are costly and in many cases not covered by medical insurance.”
The writing style in AG Bell’s statement is telling. It shows that they consider themselves to be superior to Deaf people who sign, and that they think deaf people who do not sign are also superior to Deaf people who sign. They are attempting to deprive us Deaf signers of the dignity that we deserve.
Also ironic is the fact that AGBell takes in over 12 million dollars a year, as many of us are aware. And what good does this do for the Deaf community? It does no good at all for Deaf people who use sign language.
I wonder how many parents fear that it would be undignified for their deaf children learn sign language, and who feel this way because of AGBell’s worldwide propaganda campaign? The attempt to smear sign language as being an inferior mode of communication, and for this they should be condemned.
John Egbert
[...] AGBell.info
Pingback by AG Bell against ASL commerical - Page 3 - AllDeaf.com — February 6, 2008 @ 9:30 am
Many people are now seeing the true colors of Alexander Graham Bell Association “for the Deaf”.
Are they really “for the Deaf”?
AG Bell treats Deaf Signers the same “attitude” as KKK to the black people, but AG Bell can legally do that…. because they have millions of dollars. And many followers of AG Bell are so blind and have no perception of AG Bell’s dark secrets of their intentions to rake in more money for themselves from donors.
Chris
Comment by Chris — February 6, 2008 @ 12:13 pm
And it is important to emphasize that AGB Board members consist of HEARING people. They are oppressors themselves because they continue to think that Deaf people cant run an organization. We need to continue and expose the true color of AGB and the damages they have done to ASL Deaf community.
Comment by Joey Baer — February 6, 2008 @ 1:35 pm
I do feel condiser that AgBAD already done damages expose to Deaf Community which AgBAD have done flying the true colors.
I’m secondly with Joey Baer.
and also I discovered few things about AgBAD have huge discrimination against Deaf Community and Society too. FYI!!!!
Comment by Terri Watts — February 6, 2008 @ 3:16 pm