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people can relate more to deaf
• leaden. They share the same lan¬
guage and there is a feeling of
trust,"
About one out ef 220 people
are deaf or hearing impaired, said'
Col etti and the worst obstacle for
deaf people is communication.
Coletti said it was better for
people born deaf to learn Ameri¬
can sign language first and then
learn English as a second lan¬
guage.
American sign language is a
different language with a differ¬
ent word order, a different struc¬
ture and different linguistic rules,
Coletti said..
"Deaf people know we need
English, but we should also know
our own language," Coletti said,
adding that American sign lan¬
guage is the fourth most used
language after. English* Spanish
and French.
The program at the Deaf Festi¬
val included a talent show by local
deaf and hearing impaired stu¬
dents, story-telling in American
sign language with a voice inter¬
preter, a crowning of Miss Deaf
San Joaquin, and a demonstration
of Canine Companions for Inde¬
pendence.
Chelsea, the signal dog who
has gained media attention
through the book "Chelsea/ was
there along with her owner, Paul
Ogden, author of the book.
Chelsea and Ogden demon¬
strated the ways a signal dog can
r assist deaf people and how a sig-
► nal dog can respond in art emer¬
gency.
The book wasn't just about
signal dogs, said Ogden, a com¬
municative disorders professor at
CSUF.
It was about deaf and hard of
hearing people.
"My heart is that of an educa¬
tor," said Ogden.
1 see myself as an agent giv¬
ing out information."
Ogden teaches American sign
language and deaf culture classes
at CSUF.
He said he was happy to see
his students at the festival, sign¬
ing and enjoying themselves.
Ogden was born deaf and said
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he wants to serve as a role model
for young deaf children and
open the eyes of the general pub¬
lic.
"You can't educate someone in
a few hours. A book is more effec¬
tive," Ogden said.
Sherrie Willey, a Roosevelt
High School student, was at the
festival to meet friends and to
participate in the Miss Deaf San
Joaquin contest.
"I know a tot*bf people here
and 1 feel comfortable/ said
Willey, who has been deaf since
birth.
She said her goal was to be suc¬
cessful, find work and not be on
public assistance.
Willey said that she hoped to
attend Calla ndet College in Wash¬
ington D.C a liberal aria college
for deaf people.
Elias Garcia, an 18-year-old
R^«*velt High School student
with magi .c^c eyes and hands that
talked non-stop, ^iformed in a
dramatic presentation and a dance
at the festival. Garcia, who be¬
came deaf at age one-and-a-half
following an illness and high fe-
ver, is in the perfonning arts pro¬
gram at Roosevelt" '
"Hove the mingling with deaf
and hearing people," Garcia said,
flashing a quick smile.
There is a bond here," said
Coletti, describing the Deaf Festi¬
val as "a place where people can
sign proudly."
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