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- American Sign Language was made by Laurent Clerc, a deaf man from France, and Thomas Hopkin Gallaudet, a hearing American man.
- Gallaudet University in Washington DC is the only university for deaf people in the United States.
- Gallaudet University was founded in 1864 by Thomas Hopkin Gallaudet
- Deaf people’s homes are often designed with a lot of open space so they can communicate using sign language easier.
- Nathie Marbury was a deaf storyteller known for her expressive sign language interpretations of classic stories and fairy tales.
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- Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts has one of the largest collective populations of deaf people in the United States.
- In American Sign Language you use your facial expressions and body language to indicate emotions and tone.
- American Sign Language is its own unique language with complex grammar and syntax, and is not just English on the hands.
- American Sign Language is not a universal language, different languages and countries have their own versions of sign language.
- American Sign Language is used in both the United States and Canada.
- In American Sign Language there is a tradition called “sign names,” which is when a deaf person assigns one of their friends or family a sign to indicate their name.
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