A city for Deaf People maybe by next year.

Kclee · 03-28-2005, 02:10 PM

Didn't someone here want to start his own city?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7267239/

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Plans are being debated this week for the creation of a new town with the usual amenities: hotels, a convention center, retail shops and churches. But one thing will be different: Sign language will be the preferred way to communicate.

The town is designed to make life easier and more practical for deaf and hard-of-hearing residents, said Terry Sanford, director of town planning for Nederveld Associates, a Grand Rapids, Mich., company that is overseeing the project.

“We want it to be a small town with independent shop owners and enterprises,” he said.

The town would be named Laurent after Laurent Clerc, the French educator who pioneered sign language in the United States. It is the brainchild of Marvin Miller, who was born deaf, and his mother-in-law, M.E. Barwacz.

A week of planning sessions that involves prospective residents and others began Monday in Madison. The town, to be located just west of Sioux Falls off Interstate 80, could welcome residents — deaf and hearing alike — as early as next year.

Plans include shops and homes within walking distance of each other. Each building would have strobe lights and sirens to warn residents of fires or other disasters. The businesses will have many windows to let in as much light as possible.

'We want pioneers'
Architects will incorporate suggestions from the planning sessions for an overall design plan to be presented on Friday.

“At the end of the process we will have pretty specific plans — house details, public buildings and street layouts, the retail centers,” Sanford said.

Ninety-two families and individuals have said they would move to Laurent, nearly the threshold number needed to apply to become a town.

“We want pioneers,” Miller told the Minneapolis Star Tribune recently through an interpreter. “Just like those who came to live here way back when.”

The first residents most likely would work in nearby cities such as Sioux Falls or Mitchell, Sanford said. But the plan is to build a community that supports itself by offering food, lodging and other services for travelers along Interstate 90 — a major byway for sights including Mount Rushmore National Memorial, the Badlands and the Sturgis motorcycle rally.

“We are looking at it with open ears because economically, it could be a fantastic thing for McCook County,” said County Commissioner Ralph Dybdahl. “You don’t build towns every day.”

Ultra Peanut · 03-28-2005, 02:19 PM

That's interesting, but they kind of may be straying too close towards "leper colony" territory.

Kylo Ren · 03-28-2005, 02:35 PM

It would be really quiet there. What if you're not deaf, but you want to move there and are willing to use only sign language just because it'll be so quiet?

**CosmicPal** · 03-28-2005, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Gunther_Fan

It would be really quiet there. What if you're not deaf, but you want to move there and are willing to use only sign language just because it'll be so quiet?

Not with sirens and flashing lights going off all the time

**CosmicPal** · 03-28-2005, 02:38 PM

The middle finger just might be the most prevalent of the sign languages in this town.

**Rain Man** · 03-28-2005, 02:40 PM

They're stealing my idea! (Well, except for the deaf part.)

Ghostof · 03-28-2005, 02:44 PM

Sounds like my kind of city....no one pays attention to me here so I would fit right in.

kc rush · 03-28-2005, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Gunther_Fan

It would be really quiet there. What if you're not deaf, but you want to move there and are willing to use only sign language just because it'll be so quiet?

Maybe not. Who here had the fat deaf neighbor lady that would have sex and scream incoherently all night?

**Mr. Kotter** · 03-28-2005, 03:00 PM

We could be onto somethin' here: maybe we could get "other groups" to self-segregate too.

Wierd.

Ultra Peanut · 03-28-2005, 03:01 PM

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A city for Deaf People ... 03-28-2005 02:36 PM Ghostof You should move to that deaf city...no one listens to you here

How cute.

jarjar · 03-28-2005, 03:26 PM

I could play my music as loud as I wanted and nobody would call the cops.

**Rain Man** · 03-28-2005, 03:38 PM

I'm moving fast and getting in on the ground floor here. I just bought the rights for a radio station in town, and you wouldn't believe how cheap it was.

**CosmicPal** · 03-28-2005, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

I'm moving fast and getting in on the ground floor here. I just bought the rights for a radio station in town, and you wouldn't believe how cheap it was.

I suppose the station's call letters are KDEF?

Pennywise · 03-28-2005, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jidar

I could play my music as loud as I wanted and nobody would call the cops.

Or rip loud farts, at will, anywhere in town.

Kylo Ren · 03-28-2005, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CosmicPal

Not with sirens and flashing lights going off all the time

I guess you're right. But, restaraunts would be quiet, right?

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Kclee Veteran Join Date: Mar 2002 Casino cash: $10014147	A city for Deaf People maybe by next year. Didn't someone here want to start his own city? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7267239/ SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Plans are being debated this week for the creation of a new town with the usual amenities: hotels, a convention center, retail shops and churches. But one thing will be different: Sign language will be the preferred way to communicate. The town is designed to make life easier and more practical for deaf and hard-of-hearing residents, said Terry Sanford, director of town planning for Nederveld Associates, a Grand Rapids, Mich., company that is overseeing the project. “We want it to be a small town with independent shop owners and enterprises,” he said. The town would be named Laurent after Laurent Clerc, the French educator who pioneered sign language in the United States. It is the brainchild of Marvin Miller, who was born deaf, and his mother-in-law, M.E. Barwacz. A week of planning sessions that involves prospective residents and others began Monday in Madison. The town, to be located just west of Sioux Falls off Interstate 80, could welcome residents — deaf and hearing alike — as early as next year. Plans include shops and homes within walking distance of each other. Each building would have strobe lights and sirens to warn residents of fires or other disasters. The businesses will have many windows to let in as much light as possible. 'We want pioneers' Architects will incorporate suggestions from the planning sessions for an overall design plan to be presented on Friday. “At the end of the process we will have pretty specific plans — house details, public buildings and street layouts, the retail centers,” Sanford said. Ninety-two families and individuals have said they would move to Laurent, nearly the threshold number needed to apply to become a town. “We want pioneers,” Miller told the Minneapolis Star Tribune recently through an interpreter. “Just like those who came to live here way back when.” The first residents most likely would work in nearby cities such as Sioux Falls or Mitchell, Sanford said. But the plan is to build a community that supports itself by offering food, lodging and other services for travelers along Interstate 90 — a major byway for sights including Mount Rushmore National Memorial, the Badlands and the Sturgis motorcycle rally. “We are looking at it with open ears because economically, it could be a fantastic thing for McCook County,” said County Commissioner Ralph Dybdahl. “You don’t build towns every day.”
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