SASL Newsletter - Fall 2017 Issue Issue 7 - Fall 2017 | Page 11

By Samuel J. Supalla
Citation
Snoddon, K. (2009). Equity in education: Signed language and the courts. Current Issues in
Language Planning, 10(3), 255-271.
Abstract
This article examines several legal cases in Canada, the USA, and Australia involving signed
language in education for Deaf students. In all three contexts, signed language rights for Deaf
students have been viewed from within a disability legislation framework that either does not
extend to recognizing language rights in education or that presents obstacles to systemic
language planning. The limitations of disability rights legislation in each country is outlined,
along with alternate legal arguments for signed language planning in education.
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