03-16-2006, 05:51 PM
baranxtuMar 16 2006, 07:30 AM REALIZING that not all people are able to communicate via spoken language due to partial or total loss of hearing;
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You could also include muteness here; i.e. physical inability to speak. This could be included in the whole resolution, in fact.
Quote: NOTING with regret that people hard of hearing are not yet protected and/or supported in their efforts to live within the hearing community;[/quote]
Not necessarily true; indivudal nations may have such protection and support already in place.. I think what you're trying to get at here is that such protections do not exist in the international community.
Quote: a. Citizens shall be able to communicate with the government of a country in which they hold citizenship through the most efficient way of expressing their thoughts, needs and ideas;[/quote]
Just grammar changes, I like this substantively.
Quote: b. Ensures that adequately instructed personnel is available to provide translation for deaf and hearing impaired people when dealing with government authorities
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I'd prefer if this were mandated; after all, if it is an official language, there should be people available everywhere.
Quote: 4. CONDEMNS and FORBIDS any discrimination of people hard of hearing due to their condition.[/quote]
What if you need hearing to work in a place, such as a call centre? (Yes, there is TTY, but I don't know if this can go far enough.
I like where this is going.
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You could also include muteness here; i.e. physical inability to speak. This could be included in the whole resolution, in fact.
Quote: NOTING with regret that people hard of hearing are not yet protected and/or supported in their efforts to live within the hearing community;[/quote]
Not necessarily true; indivudal nations may have such protection and support already in place.. I think what you're trying to get at here is that such protections do not exist in the international community.
Quote: a. Citizens shall be able to communicate with the government of a country in which they hold citizenship through the most efficient way of expressing their thoughts, needs and ideas;[/quote]
Just grammar changes, I like this substantively.
Quote: b. Ensures that adequately instructed personnel is available to provide translation for deaf and hearing impaired people when dealing with government authorities
[/quote]
I'd prefer if this were mandated; after all, if it is an official language, there should be people available everywhere.
Quote: 4. CONDEMNS and FORBIDS any discrimination of people hard of hearing due to their condition.[/quote]
What if you need hearing to work in a place, such as a call centre? (Yes, there is TTY, but I don't know if this can go far enough.
I like where this is going.