The Canadian Deaf community is overjoyed with the milestone of BIll C-81 passing into law on June 24th 2019. Canada now recognizes ASL, LSQ, and Indigenous Sign Languages as the primary languages of Deaf people.
https://www.dailymoth.com/blog/canada-grants-royal-assent-to-bill-c-81-recognizing-asl-lsq-and-isl
To appreciate why this matters so much, one needs to be aware of Language Deprivation Syndrome and its impact on the Deaf community. Deaf babies that are not given access to a signed language are missing out on a critical time period for language development and eventually become Deaf adults that struggle to communicate beyond concrete concepts. Deaf babies that are given access to a signed language grow up to be Deaf adults that can communicate complex and abstract concepts.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8yy_K6VtHJw
The Canadian government recognizing signed languages as primary language for Deaf people a huge step in the right direction! This means greater demand for ASL classes in the foreseeable future. I hope to be part of the process making those ASL classes readily available and accessible to anybody wanting to learn. We need more ASL teachers to meet this demand for ASL classes. I’m thinking about what my part could be in creating more ASL teachers.. I’m sure I’ll be writing more about this later.
Have a great long weekend - Happy Canada Day ! Adrian
P.S For those who are interested in knowing how to sign “trend” in ASL... there’s a few ways to do it!
https://www.handspeak.com/word/search/index.php?id=7078
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Saturday, June 29, 2019
A re-introduction might be in order...
Hello!
I started this blog when I was a student in ASL & Literacy Instructor Program at George Brown College back in 2006. I'm still Adrian and am still passionate about ASL. I trust this explains the name of this "Adrian4ASL" blog. Oh, I'm also still Deaf... that part is definitely not going to ever change.
Since my last post in 2008, I've moved back to British Columbia where I'm originally from. During the school year, I work two part-time jobs as a Instructor Facilitator for the Program of Sign Language Interpretation at Douglas College and an Instructor Assistant for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at Vancouver Community College. I also teach ASL through Queer ASL and UBC's Extended Learning.
I am currently doing the Provincial Instructor Program Diploma through the School of Instructor Education at Vancouver Community College so I have revived this blog in order to share what I am learning! Here is a link to the their facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/VCCSchoolOfInstructorEducation/
Adrian (name sign is way you sign "twin" but with an A, from one side of chin to another).
I started this blog when I was a student in ASL & Literacy Instructor Program at George Brown College back in 2006. I'm still Adrian and am still passionate about ASL. I trust this explains the name of this "Adrian4ASL" blog. Oh, I'm also still Deaf... that part is definitely not going to ever change.
Since my last post in 2008, I've moved back to British Columbia where I'm originally from. During the school year, I work two part-time jobs as a Instructor Facilitator for the Program of Sign Language Interpretation at Douglas College and an Instructor Assistant for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at Vancouver Community College. I also teach ASL through Queer ASL and UBC's Extended Learning.
I am currently doing the Provincial Instructor Program Diploma through the School of Instructor Education at Vancouver Community College so I have revived this blog in order to share what I am learning! Here is a link to the their facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/VCCSchoolOfInstructorEducation/
Adrian (name sign is way you sign "twin" but with an A, from one side of chin to another).
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Toddler Twins signing ASL!
In Fall of 1980, Roger and I were 1 1/2 year old. We were in Montreal with Dad and he took us to visit Grandpa's workplace at CBC Studio. In the studio, we could see ourselves on the TV besides the videocamera. We could see what you see in the videoclip and we are signing about what we see.
Observe how we already have right-hand dominance in our ASL signing and how the dexis handshape (pointing finger) can express so much information.
On the blackboard, Dad successfully used ASL to start teaching us English.
Also, see how I use my face expression to reflect what Roger's emotion is.
Thanks Dad for getting us into the Deaf & ASL community at a such early age! _\,,/
ASL ROCKS!
P.S I will be creating and posting subtitled and commentary versions of this videoclip in the near future.
P.S.S View the ASL comments at DeafVideo.TV http://www.deafvideo.tv/video/watch/24266/
Observe how we already have right-hand dominance in our ASL signing and how the dexis handshape (pointing finger) can express so much information.
On the blackboard, Dad successfully used ASL to start teaching us English.
Also, see how I use my face expression to reflect what Roger's emotion is.
Thanks Dad for getting us into the Deaf & ASL community at a such early age! _\,,/
ASL ROCKS!
P.S I will be creating and posting subtitled and commentary versions of this videoclip in the near future.
P.S.S View the ASL comments at DeafVideo.TV http://www.deafvideo.tv/video/watch/24266/
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Unlimited Efficiency of ASL!
Another example of the unlimited efficiency of ASL! ASL can be used through glass barriers as demostrated in the elevator at the DeafRead Conference!
Monday, February 4, 2008
Efficiency of ASL!
I realized at the DeafRead conference that the Deaf & our natural sign language can do 2 workshops in 1 room!! How efficient!
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