ASL in African-American communities

Wow! Thanks for that link!

I have my own opinions regarding the Deaf Culture as applied to AA culture, but am always interested in any studies regarding the topic of deafness in various cultures. It really is an important link to understanding not just the deafness, but the way that attitudes regarding deafness in various cultures affects the individuals.

Again, thanks!:ty:
 
Very interesting lecture. I felt like I was in the lecture classroom trying to understand what they were talking about very different ASL back in the old days and how black deaf children were being ignored and very isolated. I can understand the concept on this. Thank you for the link. :thumb: And also the presentations between 2008 and 2011, thank you. :)
 
:wave::D sure thing, Bebonang!! glad you appreciated!
I was happy to share with everyone:D
 
very different ASL back in the old days and how black deaf children were being ignored and very isolated
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Did you know that even when the state deaf schools were oral only, the black deaf schools were taught in ASL? It turned out that the black kids got a better education......sound familiar? Today kids are being oralized in part b/c hearing parents still think that mainstreamed and oral kids get a better education then ASL and deaf school kids.
 
deafdyke said:
Did you know that even when the state deaf schools were oral only, the black deaf schools were taught in ASL? It turned out that the black kids got a better education......sound familiar? Today kids are being oralized in part b/c hearing parents still think that mainstreamed and oral kids get a better education then ASL and deaf school kids.
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Thats not my understanding of the deaf black schools. I heard that in the beginning the schools were taught by black hearing teachers and they had no idea on how to communicate with the children so they began to make up signs for words and because communication was so strained the education was very poor.

But what I do find interesting is that just as there are different dialects of ASL depending on what state or region you are in now, their is a black dialect today as well.
 
ember said:
Thats not my understanding of the deaf black schools. I heard that in the beginning the schools were taught by black hearing teachers and they had no idea on how to communicate with the children so they began to make up signs for words and because communication was so strained the education was very poor.

But what I do find interesting is that just as there are different dialects of ASL depending on what state or region you are in now, their is a black dialect today as well.
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That is true of what you said. Remember we had different dialects of Sign Language with different states, probably all over United States. Each State had different sign language than the universal sign language. It is like home sign language.

You are absolutely correct that black hearing teachers have no idea about the sign language very well and taught them to sign differently than ASL.

Now after more than twenty years (I think) we have been using ASL the correct way from coast to coast including Canada because of the National Theater of the Deaf in Connecticut where we get confused not understanding the Sign Language in the play. :cool2:
 
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