The Singapore Ministry of Education withdrew its invitation to a deaf educator to its Teachers’ Conference this year after finding out she is deaf. The decision caused an uproar on the Internet, so conference leaders decided to change their minds again and reinvited Susan Elliot to the September conference. She was Colorado's 2009 Teacher of the Year and holds masters degrees from Gallaudet University and California State University Northridge. The Ministry of Education released a statement saying “the withdrawal of our invitation to Ms Susan Elliot was a mistake on our part” which resulted from “our misunderstanding about the need for interpreters and her professional experience.”
Monday, April 26, 2010
Educator Uninvited to Conference
The Singapore Ministry of Education withdrew its invitation to a deaf educator to its Teachers’ Conference this year after finding out she is deaf. The decision caused an uproar on the Internet, so conference leaders decided to change their minds again and reinvited Susan Elliot to the September conference. She was Colorado's 2009 Teacher of the Year and holds masters degrees from Gallaudet University and California State University Northridge. The Ministry of Education released a statement saying “the withdrawal of our invitation to Ms Susan Elliot was a mistake on our part” which resulted from “our misunderstanding about the need for interpreters and her professional experience.”
