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Santa signs for deaf children
Santa signs for deaf children - Monday, December 15, 2008 at 3:18PM EST
Reported by: David DeCosmo WYOU TV News
Monday, Dec 15, 2008 @ 03:18pm EST
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY
Hearing impaired children from the Scranton State School for the Deaf used a video telephone and American Sign Language to talk with Santa on Monday.
Its part of a program called 'Signing Santa' operated by the Center for Independent Living in Scranton. It began last year after Center Director Dan Loftus noticed children speaking with Santa at a local mall. Loftus wanted to do something to make sure hearing impaired children could interact with Santa Claus too.
The video telephone link allows children to sign their Christmas wishes to Santa who, in turn, uses sign language to communicate with them.
An estimated 100 hearing impaired children will take advantage of the program this year. | | |
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