Today is ASLDay, but how is it used In today's society?
On April 15, 1817, the American School for the Deaf opened. That date is now marked every year by ASL Day.
In celebration of the one million Americans using this language, we have put together a guide to help all Americans understand how ASL is used, the barriers faced by those who use it and ways in which we can all be inclusive to those communities. ASL in societyHowever, it is not easy for users of ASL. According to Communication Services for the Deaf:
There are also more resources appearing online and for mobile devices to help us communicate more easily. For example, there is the Journal for American Sign Language and Literatures , a website for scholarly works to be published in a video-based medium. There is also Signily, the first sign language keyboard app for everyone who wishes to communicate in ASL via mobile devices. Both have been created by ASLized, a non-profit organization.
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