Facts about American Sign Language:
1. ASL is not universal! Every country has their own system of sign language. Even within America, there are different signs like there are different regional words or accents.
2. American Sign Language (ASL) is the third most widely used language in the U.S., after English and Spanish.
3. A form of ASL has been used in the U.S. for over two hundred years.
4. People acquire sign language in the same way they acquire spoken languages.
5. Sign Language is a great way to communicate when a room is noisy, through a window/glass wall or even underwater!
6. Not every Deaf or hard of hearing person knows sign language!
7. Babies can learn to communicate through sign language faster than they can by speaking.
1. ASL is not universal! Every country has their own system of sign language. Even within America, there are different signs like there are different regional words or accents.
2. American Sign Language (ASL) is the third most widely used language in the U.S., after English and Spanish.
3. A form of ASL has been used in the U.S. for over two hundred years.
4. People acquire sign language in the same way they acquire spoken languages.
5. Sign Language is a great way to communicate when a room is noisy, through a window/glass wall or even underwater!
6. Not every Deaf or hard of hearing person knows sign language!
7. Babies can learn to communicate through sign language faster than they can by speaking.