Asl Research Paper

ASL is a natural language as it’s normal language to the deaf community it isn’t the same all over the world, America and english speaking parts of canada are the only places where asl is gonna be understood. China and America signers would not understand each other. This partially has to with asl origin from OFSL which means old french sign language. The deaf community started in the 1800s but asl started in 1814 with a guy name Dr.thomas Hopkins Gallaudet who had a deaf daughter who deaf and he went to Europe to learn sense there was history of deaf education there. Clerc and Sicard came back to american and created a american school the deaf in 1817 in connecticut called Hartford being the first american deaf school. Which is now known as

the American school for the Deaf. This school grew quickly of course because there aren't very many people compared to hearing making this school great for other deaf people from all over the meet each other. This was a huge milestone in the american deaf community. In 1863 there was 22 deafs schools in the country they were using clercs methods to teach the deaf.

Edward Miner Gallaudet started the first deaf college in 1851. Now called gallaudet University the only deaf university in the world. Between 200 and 300,000 thousand student in america and english speaking parts of canada have learned asl as a secondary language. Asl is a very popular language around world there is said to be 130 different sign languages from all over the world. Today deaf children can attend deafs schools. Asl has changed deaf culture by introducing more people to the deaf community than ever, asl being around for about about 300 years. In 1893 there was the first deaf woman to graduate with a four year degree her name was Agatha Tiegel Hanson. Sign language started before asl in the early 17th century. The first known book of sign language was in 1620 showing the deaf culture is kinda new compared to other languages. Although there was a book in 1620 sign language didn't really take off until the 1700s. Sign language has isn’t the same for everyone it's different all over the world. People who use sign language have different version of symbols which means that they can’t communicate with each other if they were to

meet. Sign language has really become a part of society there are schools just for deaf people to go to now where they can learn learn and communicate with other deaf people. Where before you had had to go to Europe just to go and find education of deaf culture. There are still problems within deaf culture but when it comes to learning asl it has become a lot easier. Asl started off with just two people from Europe Clerc and Sicard which they came back and started Harford and is now turned into 22 public school around america. With the first deaf university Gallaudet. Clerc and Sicard There being huge changes in asl history. ASl is a strong a growing language that will continue to get better as time goes on people have become more familiar with asl than before. There are still things to improve upon but during disasters someone can interpret what someone is saying instead for the the deaf people which helps deaf people out a lot.