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Teacher's Report
SignWriting In Nicaragua
Summer, 1996
Darline Clark
Gunsauls teaching a Deaf child in Bluefields, Summer 1996.
August 7, 1996
San Diego, California
Hello Everyone!
Deaf children are using SignWriting in Bluefields, and I was
their teacher. This report is a summary of my experiences, and
the purpose of my trip to Nicaragua in the summer of 1996.
My name is Darline Clark, and I work with the Deaf Action Committee
for Sign Writing (the DAC) in San Diego, California. I was born
Deaf into an all Deaf family. My first native language is American
Sign Language (ASL). English is my second language. I graduated
from Gallaudet University in Washington DC with a major in Child
Development. My work is now focused on SignWriting in Deaf Education.
The DAC is sponsored by the Center for Sutton Movement Writing,
a non-profit organization that began in California in 1974, directed
by Valerie Sutton, the inventor of SignWriting.
Darline with a Deaf woman and her family in Managua.
The DAC sent me to Nicaragua to teach SignWriting to Deaf children
in Bluefields. I was in Nicaragua for one month, from June 15th
to July 17, 1996. Even though I am not there now, I would like
to share my experiences with you. This could possibly be important
for Deaf education and research.
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