ASL is utilized among hard of hearing and deaf people to communicate. Instead of vocal terms, the language utilizes hand movements, body motions and facial expressions to interact. Other locations of the world use separate forms. American Sign Language will be used around the US and English speaking parts of other countries in North America. […]
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History fair showcases kids’ in-depth projects
History fair showcases kids’ in-depth projects SADDLE BROOK — They’ve grown peanuts, calculated how long it would take to travel around the world and learned the history of computers. Now, students from the Bergen County Special Services School District will share their work in a two-day history fair at the Brownstone School in Saddle Brook. […]
Sign Language history recources.(Deaf people)?
I am learning sign language in college. I have found some good recources already but would like the best ones and preferably from the most knowledgable. i.e.(don’t go online and type in sign language and post it here, I know how to do that). I must write a resaerch paper outlining ten points. I am […]
Liberty Institute Says ‘Stop Rewriting History:’ Goes on Offensive to Stop Activist’s Attempts to Ditch Social Studies …
Liberty Institute Says ‘Stop Rewriting History:’ Goes on Offensive to Stop Activist’s Attempts to Ditch Social Studies … AUSTIN, Texas, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, Liberty Institute announced the launch of StopRewritingHistory.com, a site that offers concerned citizens the chance to sign a petition of support for the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE), encouraging […]
A Quick History of Sign Language
The history of sign language is littered with shocking events. At several points in history, some not long ago, deaf people were strongly oppressed. At one point, they were even denied their basic rights. How their language, sign language, was treated during these oppressive times is directly related to why the deaf place such […]
An Introduction and History of American Sign Language (ASL)
People who are profoundly deaf can communicate by talking with their hands. You only need your eyesight to know what is being “said”. American Sign Language (ASL) is the language of the Deaf in America. Just like in the spoken word, different countries and regions of the world has a different sign language. American […]
Why Sign Language for the Deaf Has Such a Short History
Sign language for the deaf (also commonly referred to as the signed language) is basically, a language that uses manual communication, lip patterns and body language instead of sound. It involves combining, simultaneously hand shapes, movement of the hands and its orientation along with the movement of arms or body and the facial expressions […]