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I was at a budhist lecture one night and my mind drifted for some reason to the blind and the deaf and people that are both.  How are these people facilitated with their wish to learn buddhism do you have books in brail or services that provide an opportunity to assist these people.  thankyou sincerely michelle

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Hi Michelle,

This is an update.  If you have not been following the "theravada-my group" I have got info that a temple in Malaysia has classes for the deaf.

Smile from justinchoo :-)
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Thank you for asking me.

You have brought up a very pertinent subject, which to my utter surprise, did not cross my mind all these years!  You see, how inconsiderate and apathetic one's mind can be!

I shall post your thoughts in my favourite Yahoo Buddhist Group and see what comes. If you are interested, you can follow through this site:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theravada-my

Nevertheless, I shall keep you informed once I have the relevent feed-back.

Smile from justinchoo :-)

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When in doubt seek it out. All your questions will be answered, and you may not have to agree with the answers. Such is the beauty of Buddhism. You are free to decide. I follow the Theravada tradition, and have been studying Buddhism for more than 40 years. Please view my profile for more details. I have answered more than 1500 questions since joining this category. You may like to give me the honor to answer your question.

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I was brought up in the 50's as a Buddhist. For the past 40 years I have read numerous books on Buddhism and listened to numerous talks on Buddhism by well-respected and learned monks and lay teachers. I conduct Buddhist classes for parents of Sunday School children in a Theravada Buddhist Temple. My teacher was the late Chief Reverend, The Ven. K Sri Dhammananda of The Brickfields Buddhist Mahavihara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. You can view the relevent website in memory of my revered late teacher @ http://www.ksridhammananda.com

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I am a life member of the Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia.

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YOU ARE INVITED TO VISIT MY BLOG @ http://lifeislikethat999.blogspot.com/ Published a book called "The Rainbow And The Treasure". It is a compilation of extracts from various sources to introduce Buddhism to beginners. (Currently out of print)

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Bachelor of Commerce And Administration, Victoria University Of Wellington, NZ.(1974)

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