A Planned Town To Be Built For The Deaf

Plans are underway for Salem, South Dakota to be the first town designed for the deaf.

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March 28, 2005, 6:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Nearly 100 families - with people who are deaf, hearing-impaired or who can hear but just want to communicate in sign language - have already publicly declared their intention to live in Marvin Miller's village, which is to be called Laurent, after Laurent Clerc, a French educator of the deaf from the 1800s."There are alread existing enclaves for the deaf but Laurent will be the first town specifically designed for sign-language users with a minimum 2,500 residents expected.

Thanks to John Koch-Schulte

Read the full story: A place for the deaf to join the dialogue

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 in International Herald Tribune

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