TiaraPrincess, I understand the emotions and thoughts your'e bringing forth. However, may I proffer that ASL IS a language because linguists say it technically is? It meets all the criteria for being called a language of and by itself. I have a problem with it being used in academia(aka bi-bi) because I haven't seen its usage there leading children to literacy. But on everyday, informal, on-the-street environments ASL is great and furthermore, because of the deaf leadership in this country, it is also the most politically prevalent.
I just don't see its usage as being successful in guiding deaf and HoH children to reading and writing with any high degree of success so here we are........
