http://www.laurentsd.com/2006/05/16/why-south-dakota/ a journey towards building world's first fully integrated town Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:59:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.laurentsd.com/2006/05/16/why-south-dakota/#comment-9 Sun, 04 Jun 2006 07:12:31 +0000 http://www.laurentsd.com/2006/05/16/why-south-dakota/#comment-9 Hey, sorry -- I never saw your comment and it was held up waiting for my approval. I just did.I agree with you... this vision WILL come true. Why? A lot of people in our community is hoping this town will be built. Many of them have said, "I may not want to live there but I sure want to see it happen!" Hey, sorry — I never saw your comment and it was held up waiting for my approval. I just did.I agree with you… this vision WILL come true. Why? A lot of people in our community is hoping this town will be built. Many of them have said, "I may not want to live there but I sure want to see it happen!"

]]> http://www.laurentsd.com/2006/05/16/why-south-dakota/#comment-8 Wed, 17 May 2006 19:28:42 +0000 http://www.laurentsd.com/2006/05/16/why-south-dakota/#comment-8 Well said! This is really sad that we are STILL isolated, undereducated, under employed, and still dealing with audism. I thought ADA would change the problem. But NOPE it didn't.I don't understand why Deaf people keep on hoping for a better support from government. We can make a HUGE difference if we roll up our sleeves and make the difference ourselves without their support. We definitely have the abilities to do this.Yes I know "South Dakota" doesn’t thrill a lot of people including myself. But if there are opportunities to live better, to get better job opportunities, to experience no communication barrier, to be treated equally without dealing with audism, and to not be isolated from your neighbors; I'll move there within a heartbeat regardless of the location. I understand that that opportunity doesn't convince some people. That's fine with me. It's your choice and I totally respect that. But my patience with audism is running out. Enough is enough. I definitely do not want my future children to experience the same “isolated, undereducated, under-employed, and audism” problems. We can change this. Time is running out and the problem needs to be stopped NOW. Here is my $10 donation to support this vision. I know it's small but I am saving money for a house (hopefully in Laurent) at this momenet. I truly hope this vision will come true. Best lucks. Well said! This is really sad that we are STILL isolated, undereducated, under employed, and still dealing with audism. I thought ADA would change the problem. But NOPE it didn’t.I don’t understand why Deaf people keep on hoping for a better support from government. We can make a HUGE difference if we roll up our sleeves and make the difference ourselves without their support. We definitely have the abilities to do this.Yes I know "South Dakota" doesn’t thrill a lot of people including myself. But if there are opportunities to live better, to get better job opportunities, to experience no communication barrier, to be treated equally without dealing with audism, and to not be isolated from your neighbors; I’ll move there within a heartbeat regardless of the location. I understand that that opportunity doesn’t convince some people. That’s fine with me. It’s your choice and I totally respect that. But my patience with audism is running out. Enough is enough. I definitely do not want my future children to experience the same “isolated, undereducated, under-employed, and audism” problems. We can change this. Time is running out and the problem needs to be stopped NOW. Here is my $10 donation to support this vision. I know it’s small but I am saving money for a house (hopefully in Laurent) at this momenet. I truly hope this vision will come true. Best lucks.

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