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.
Equivalent to English: night
Link to Deaf or Dead: true story.
February 21, 2013: The Mozambique Sign Language Dictionary was launched in Maputo.
"Language is not mouth stuff -- it's brain stuff."
-- Dr. William Stokoe, the father of ASL linguistics
International Mother Language Day
International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity as well as multilingualism.
The General Conference of UNESCO proclaimed IMLD in November 1999. Since then, IMLD has been celebrated since 2000 to promote all the languages -- both signed and spoken -- of the world.
The Inventor's Day
February 11, birth date of Thomas Alva Edison. A US presidential proclamation since 1983: To observe the birth anniversary of Thomas Alva Edison, an inventor with 1,093 patents. His deafness was actually an asset as he once said that it allowed him to work with less distraction and to sleep deeply, undistributed by outside sounds.
Art of the Week
Spring Dawn by Literary media artist Jolanta Lapiak..
