Black ASL Project

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at one point I posted a link to what I thought was an interesting presentation on ASL in the African-American community.
now that site allegedly has a book and DVD available: The Black ASL Project
 
Interesting, I haven't heard of anything like this...is anyone else more familiar?
 
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Is ASL different between deaf persons who fit the label " black" vs "white"? Have the "deaf skinheads" absorbed this yet?

Learning "new things" all the time.

Who says Sociology-culture is boring?.

Off to real work-deaf swimming. Part of being bilateral deaf.

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drphil said:
Is ASL different between deaf persons who fit the label " black" vs "white"? Have the "deaf skinheads" absorbed this yet?

Learning "new things" all the time.

Who says Sociology-culture is boring?.

Off to real work-deaf swimming. Part of being bilateral deaf.

Implanted A B Harmony activated Aug/07
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Are you joking, or did you not know that it developed differently in segregated deaf schools?

And that in the heyday of deaf clubs, there were separate clubs for black and white deaf people?
 
Boy, I never stop learning here at AD....when I lost my hearing, I had to transfer to a deaf school up in the mountains....it was "white" only...no Blacks or even the Blind.....

Now I'm thinking...."where did the Black deafies go to school?" (at that time)...I had never met a "Black Deafie" until many, many years later....and noticed no difference with their ASL....

I did meet a young Black lady at BK (Burger King) late yesterday evening with my son. She was the cashier, took our order. She knew I was deaf (my accent)...told me both of her parents were deaf, no speech at all...her signing was very slow and finger-spelling only....I did find it strange that her ASL ability was so limited, with 2 deaf parents.
 
The sociological circumstances of "blacks" might/could be very different than what one calls"white" interacts in "our society" - in some countries. How does that "fact" alter what ASL communicates? The thread discussion?

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