“Let's Talk With The Hands”

American Sign Language is a natural language that serves as the predominant sign language of Deaf communities in the United States and most of Anglophone Canada. In the United States, ASL is claimed to be the third most used language. ASL is a complete and organized visual language that is expressed by facial expression as well as movements and motions with the hands.

Learning American Sign Language will allow you to be able to thoroughly communicate with the deaf and allow the collapse of the language barrier that divides the hearing and deaf world. Today, around one million people use American Sign Language (ASL) as their main way to communicate, according to Communication Service for the Deaf. Used by the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities, as well as those with communication disorders, in recent years it has received more resources and attention both online and in popular culture.

My plan:

● Create a program for all students to learn American sign language.

● Students that take these classes will be able to help more people around them.

● This language can be used in emergency situations.

● This program also can be counted as an extra credit/extracurricular activity.

● The American sign language can be added to “Language classes”.

● Make this language a skill that everyone can have.