1 00:00:04,033 --> 00:00:06,656 Hello you all! 2 00:00:06,656 --> 00:00:13,013 My name is Sanzio 3 00:00:13,013 --> 00:00:14,705 I'm from Turin 4 00:00:14,705 --> 00:00:17,175 I make this intervention because 5 00:00:17,175 --> 00:00:20,255 I see many people asking 6 00:00:20,255 --> 00:00:22,007 how is going with the Sign Language (LIS) Law Approvation 7 00:00:22,007 --> 00:00:27,635 The Law is approved or is still not approved? 8 00:00:27,635 --> 00:00:28,925 Well I'll let you know that 9 00:00:28,925 --> 00:00:31,775 the LIS Law isn't approved yet 10 00:00:31,775 --> 00:00:34,051 is in processing phase 11 00:00:34,051 --> 00:00:38,096 First of all the proposal law was approved in Senate 12 00:00:38,096 --> 00:00:42,005 The debate there is finished, then approved 13 00:00:42,005 --> 00:00:51,093 so the proposal law was brought in "Camera" and then now they're discussing it 14 00:00:51,093 --> 00:00:54,315 when will be approved there 15 00:00:54,315 --> 00:00:57,405 it will be passed at Republic President that signs it 16 00:00:57,405 --> 00:01:05,526 then it will become official Law thru "Gazzetta Ufficiale" publication 17 00:01:05,526 --> 00:01:12,315 So the situation right now is held at the "Camera" 18 00:01:12,315 --> 00:01:18,365 The discussion is held more precisely in Social Affairs Commission 19 00:01:18,365 --> 00:01:23,375 It's one month that are discussing, already 3 times 20 00:01:23,375 --> 00:01:29,505 the last time, May 3rd, they're discussing on LIS 21 00:01:29,505 --> 00:01:36,935 Do you want to know if LIS is going ahead or not? 22 00:01:36,935 --> 00:01:43,017 So i'll let you know that the path is revealing very very difficult 23 00:01:43,017 --> 00:01:49,115 eh yes, the situation is not good 24 00:01:49,115 --> 00:01:55,013 Because in the last time, May 3rd 25 00:01:55,013 --> 00:02:02,083 they doesn't want anymore the "LIS" denomination, they want to change it 26 00:02:02,083 --> 00:02:08,941 4 deputies want to change the denomination 27 00:02:08,941 --> 00:02:13,000 With the following motivations: too straight to LIS 28 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:20,123 more oral Deaf people than Deaf Signers 29 00:02:20,123 --> 00:02:23,665 the technology will cancel the Sign Language 30 00:02:23,665 --> 00:02:30,123 the doctors say that in future the Deaf will be hear better 31 00:02:30,123 --> 00:02:34,715 so there will be no need to Sign Language 32 00:02:34,715 --> 00:02:42,385 at the end, the proposal is to change the denomination 33 00:02:42,385 --> 00:02:52,011 from LIS to LMG 34 00:02:52,011 --> 00:02:58,066 LMG: what does it mean? 35 00:02:58,066 --> 00:03:03,385 Language 36 00:03:03,385 --> 00:03:06,098 Mimic 37 00:03:06,098 --> 00:03:12,033 Gestual 38 00:03:12,033 --> 00:03:20,155 I repeat: LMG 39 00:03:20,155 --> 00:03:29,058 before going ahead let's stop one moment to reflect 40 00:03:29,058 --> 00:03:35,095 the LIS and LMG difference 41 00:03:35,095 --> 00:03:39,005 is very important to understand the difference 42 00:03:39,005 --> 00:03:46,275 LIS means Lingua dei Segni Italiana (Italian Sign Language) 43 00:03:46,275 --> 00:03:48,076 with the word "Lingua", Language 44 00:03:48,076 --> 00:03:53,038 there is the implicit recognition on life style, culture 45 00:03:53,038 --> 00:03:59,565 in a purely visual world as is the deaf world 46 00:03:59,565 --> 00:04:13,072 it means that in the human society there is the Deaf identification 47 00:04:13,072 --> 00:04:17,043 and this brings respect to Deaf people 48 00:04:17,043 --> 00:04:25,795 and respect to the person 49 00:04:25,795 --> 00:04:33,695 and the equal dignity 50 00:04:33,695 --> 00:04:36,039 it's clear this? 51 00:04:36,039 --> 00:04:46,675 LMG, if we say instead "Linguaggio" (Language) 52 00:04:46,675 --> 00:04:50,965 it's an artificial thing 53 00:04:50,965 --> 00:04:59,855 it means that if you aren't capable of speaking 54 00:04:59,855 --> 00:05:04,525 so I give you the possibility to gesticulate 55 00:05:04,525 --> 00:05:07,765 and this doesn't bring to any recognition 56 00:05:07,765 --> 00:05:11,085 of culture, the lifestyle of Deaf people 57 00:05:11,085 --> 00:05:15,015 and this brings at the concept of disability, as: 58 00:05:15,015 --> 00:05:21,085 you need and I give you this 59 00:05:21,085 --> 00:05:28,047 this mean that the Deaf people isn't recognized as Deaf 60 00:05:28,047 --> 00:05:31,035 but as disabled person 61 00:05:31,035 --> 00:05:40,051 and us as people with our dignity are discriminated 62 00:05:40,051 --> 00:05:43,835 as always has happened so far 63 00:05:43,835 --> 00:05:52,845 so did you understand the substantial difference between these two concepts? 64 00:05:52,845 --> 00:05:58,835 At the Camera the situation is this 65 00:05:58,835 --> 00:06:03,435 they are at the third session 66 00:06:03,435 --> 00:06:04,785 and these are continuing in the final approvations 67 00:06:04,785 --> 00:06:08,785 and outside there are a lot of protests against Lis recognition 68 00:06:08,785 --> 00:06:15,032 and affirms that LIS is not needed and this idea is growing more and more 69 00:06:15,032 --> 00:06:17,595 and US???? 70 00:06:17,595 --> 00:06:20,805 what we do? when do we protest? 71 00:06:20,805 --> 00:06:23,255 we ask to know but really 72 00:06:23,255 --> 00:06:26,885 and we Deaf sleep wake UP!! 73 00:06:26,885 --> 00:06:32,505 It's for our future, do we want fair dignity? 74 00:06:32,505 --> 00:06:36,525 do we want to have possibilities in the future? 75 00:06:36,525 --> 00:06:38,495 LIS oh yes, we know it and it's our language. Do you want it? 76 00:06:38,495 --> 99:59:59,999 or you prefer to be soothed with LMG?