Archive for June, 2006


It’s Not Just About Knowing Signs

This article originally appeared at i711.com.
On the first day of my American Sign Language (ASL) class a few years ago, I found it puzzling that many of the students signed with their mouths shut in a tight, horizontal line, with not one natural movement. This was a level two class, so these students weren’t new[.....]



Land of Opportunity

This article originally appeared at i711.com.
The buzz those days is about how many people around the nation are moving to Indianapolis in order for their children to attend the Indiana School for the Deaf. Numbers being churned through the rumor mill range from 25 new students to over 100 for the 2006-2007 school year.[.....]