Sign language resources and extracurricular ASL (American Sign Language) materials for language+culture enthusiasts, ASL students and learners, instructors and teachers, interpreters, homeschoolers, parents and professionals for practice or self-study.
ASL / LSQ / Indigenous Sign Languages Recognition Rally
Rally for ASL and LSQ Recognition and Unity for Indigenous Sign Languages in Indigenous Language Act. Canadian Association of the Deaf hosts nation-wide Sign Language Awareness Day events organized by provincial committees.
September 22, 2018 at 1:00pm at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, British Columbia Legislative Building in Victoria, Alberta Legislative Building in Edmonton, Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina, Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Nova Scotia Legislative Building in Halifax, New Brunswick Legislative Building in Fredericton, Confederation Building in St. John's, and Yukon Legislative Building in Whitehorse.
International Day of Sign Languages
September 23, 2018: United Nations' International Day of Sign Languages.
This week in Deaf history: On December 19th, 2017, the United Nations declared September 23rd as International Day of Sign Languages.
International Week of the Deaf
International Week of the Deaf is an annual observance during the 4th (last) week of September, in concurrence with the annual International Day of Sign Language Rights, under World Federation of the Deaf (WFD).
How do you sign thank you or I love you in ASL? Browse thousands of signed words in the ASL dictionary.
Learning ASL as a second language (L2) is fun and popular. Bilingualism is not the only benefit, but also bimodalism is another linguistic advantage for the cognitive and sensorial development. Plus many other benefits.
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Learn about myths and facts about sign language.
Sign language as the core of its culture is a distinct, cultural-linguistic identity of people of the eye. Learning sign language is inseparable from studying its visual Deaf culture. This section consists of culture, history, literarature and arts in Deaf people and their sign language.
Signing ASL as a first language (L1) is commonly found in Deaf families and codas as well as some deaf children in ASL-speaking bilingual schools. Studies from neuroscience to linguistics show that language acquisition, developmental milestones, and linguistic activities in the brain are similiar in signed language as found in spoken language.
Should you learn sign language for your deaf child?
Raising a bilingual-bimodal child: Don't insist on English.