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asd/apraxia family

We have a 3 year old daughter/sister who suffers from autism spectrum disorder and apraxia. She cannot communicate with us and it has been hard for both

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Don't treat us like invalids

So many people seem to believe that because a person's deaf, they need help to pursue a normal everyday life. With a hearing dog by their side, the only

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Samuel Hudson

Samuel Hudson is an African-American Deaf artist. According to the NAD Silent Auction page, Samuel Hudson was born in Marengo County, Alabama in 1946.

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Seinfeld: Humor Nonetheless

Reading about all the famous Deaf people, I found that I was unaware of most of the more influential in Deaf History. However, immediately Marlee Matlin

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CODA and the Spoken Voice???

What level of importance is placed on a CODA to learn oral speech? In a family where only one parent is Deaf the children will be exposed to the language

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Thank You

I'm so grateful that you've put this together and I look forward to more and more lessons. I love ASL and studied at University, but now I need a lot

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Helen Keller

There are many great people in deaf history, ones that earned rights, encouraged signed language, started organizations, but what would that all mean if

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Grammar question?

Quick question since I am new to ASL grammar, sometimes it is hard to forget what you have learned and learn it in a new way...in unit 4 on the phrases,

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