From: RED_TREK%DRYCAS.bitnet@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu
Subject: International D.E.A.F.
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Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 00:48:57 GMT

           I N T E R N A T I O N A L   D E A F    E D U C A T I O N
                A N D    A D V A N C E M E N T    F U N D

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It's not easy being deaf if you happen to be born in a developing
(third world) nation.

    *  Less than one-fifth of all deaf people in poor countries
        receive any education.

    *  Most deaf people in poor countries cannot read their own
       names.

    *  Most deaf peole in developing countries cannot count to ten.

    *  Many developing nations deny basic human rights to their
       deaf and hard of hearing citizens.

       -  According to statistics released by the World Federation
          of the Deaf, at least 26 countries do not permit their
          deaf citizens to earn a driver's license.

       -  A few countries have put legal limits on the rights of
          of deaf people to marry and raise the family they choose.

       -  Deaf people in some developing nations do not have the
          right to vote in elections.

    *  Unemployment rates in the deaf community are high.

But what can we do to help?

Plenty -- just read on!

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    *  On August 12, 1991, the International Deaf Education and
       Advancement Fund (International D.E.A.F.), an endowed
       scholarship fund, was established at Gallaudet University
       to help the deaf communities of developing countries.
       Gallaudet is the only liberal arts university for the deaf
       in the world.

    *  The fund was founded thorugh the generosity of Gallaudet
       students and their families.

    *  Scholarships will be given to deaf students:

       -  who come from a developing country and

       -  plan to go home after graduation to help the deaf
          community of their country in educational and social
          advancemen
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                 Why Give to International D.E.A.F.?


"Deaf education in this country has enabled us in the deaf community
to take our rightful role as important contributors to U.S. society.
It is now time we help those in less developed countries to reach
their full potential."

                                    --  Andrea Shettle
                                        Author, _Flute Song Magic_
                                        Founder, International D.E.A.F.


"We are very grateful to [International D.E.A.F.'s] founder,
Ms. Andrea Shettle, for her quick response to the depressing WFD
report about education of deaf children in developing countries.
Deaf children around the world will certainly appreciate your
exemplary efforts.

"The fact that 80 percent of deaf children in developing countries
have no access to education is a serious challenge for us."

                                    --  Dr. Yerker Andersson
                                        President
                                        World Federation of the Deaf


"I was very pleased to learn . . . about the establishment of
International D.E.A.F.  Its goal of providing scholarships to
needy foreign students at Gallaudet University responds to an
urgent requirement for deaf leadership in developing nations.
I have witnessed first hand the desperate plight of deaf people in
several African countries where educated deaf people are so rare
they are widely believed to be ineducable, unemployable and
unmarriagebale.  Many Eurpoean nations have recognized the
necessity of extending a helping hand to deaf people in the
Third World; it is long past time we did the same."

                                    --  Dr. Harlan Lane
                                        University Distinguished
                                            Professor
                                        Northeastern University
                                        Recipient, MacArthur "Genius"
                                            Grant
                                        Author, _When the Mind Hears_

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Please make a donation to support this important cause!

When you give to International D.E.A.F., remember:


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                THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION!


Donations to International DEAF may be mailed to:

     International D.E.A.F.
     c/o Development Offile
     Gallaudet University
     800 Florida Avenue, N.E.
     Washington, D.C. 20002-3625
     United States of America.

For more information, contact:

     Andrea Shettle
     5504 Uppingham St.
     Chevy Chase, MD 20815
     IN%"RED_TREK@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu"

Historical note:  Shettle, founder of International D.E.A.F., may
also be the first person born deaf to publish a novel, _Flute
Song Magic_.  Published in November, 1990, _Flute Song Magic_
was the winning entry in the 1989 Avon Flare Books biannual novel-
writing competition for teenagers.


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