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Blog posts April 2023

Native American Sign Language, or Hand Talk, was developed hundreds of years before American Sign Language came into being. It contains four crucial elements: hand location, hand movement, hand shape, and hand orientation: 1. Hand Location: The relates to the positioning of a sign in an area. ...

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The Sioux Falls School District’s (SFSD’s) current move to expand its American Sign Language program addresses an integral aspect of the D/HoH lifestyle. Deaf educator Colleen Barber considers the move to be a considerable benefit to her community. Before the enactment of the new policy, she ha...

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During the past decades, American Sign Language evolved mainly by way of face-to-face interaction. Though nowadays, a whole new signed word can easily spread like wild fire on social media platforms such as YouTube or TikTok. This article examines the transformations occurring in ASL, largely ...

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