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Norfolk Deaf Rally

Southeastern Virginia Society for the Deaf hosted Hampton Roads' first ever Deaf Rally.  We learned only two weeks before the rally that this event was happening.  The President of SVSD, Star Grieser knew that we, as Deaf people couldn't let this day pass us by without being a part of it....a part of history.   Members of SVSD and the community worked hard to pull this event together and to inform as many people as possible of the upcoming rally.  There was a crowd of 150 people on hand for this event including news media.  SVSD is excited in thinking about next years rally; "We're looking for bigger and better".   

September 29, 2007 was declared by people at World Federation of the Deaf Congress in Madrid, Spain as the International Day of the Deaf, or as some have labeled it, International Day of Deaf People and Sign Language. 

"It’s a day to collectively express our hurt, grief and anger at the fact that thousands of our Deaf babies and children are being denied Sign Language because of serious AUDISM problems. We all know Sign Language is best for us Deaf people just like it is very beneficial for hearing babies. We know that it was Deaf people who created all Signed Languages in the world, and that Sign Language and Deaf People are always linked together, and the most ideal communication between Deaf people and hearing people is in Sign Language." -Ella

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