Historical Contexts of Sign Languages: 2010s

ICED apologizes re Milan 1880

The 2010 ICED (International Congress on the Education of the Deaf) hosted in Vancouver, Canada, stated a formal apology for the Milan 1880 conference which banned signed languages in deaf education.

First all-ASL episode on TV

The ABC Family's Switched at Birth broadcasted its first all-ASL episode in the history on mainstream TV on March 4, 2013.

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Jolanta is an ASL instructor and ASL/Ameslan literary artist specializing in sign language. Born a native signer to native signers (family and communities from Europe to North America), my work is a labor of love and passion for sign language.

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