A lot depends on when children come into contact with sign language.
That's the first thing, the first feature, that makes you think, hey...
...that's someone who's different than I am, but in the same way, and I have a connection to them.
So that's very important, I think, for very young children, to pick up on that sign language from the youngest age possible.
And on what deaf culture has to offer in terms of contacts, and all the goings on there.
Because it's a culture like any other. So there are all kinds of artistic expressions, theater...
...or sporting events taking place there, or simply social gatherings, or information meetings.
Yeah, I think it's very important for children to discover early on that, hey...
...there's a place where I can be like everyone else there.
And where I can follow everything I could want.
That just gives them an extra opportunity, that you deny them if they aren't exposed to sign language or other deaf people.
So I think that's very important, yeah.