Michelle J. - Articles

 

Michelle J. has a Bachelor's degree in Deaf Studies from California State University, Northridge. She has a passion for American Sign Language and Deaf Culture and wishes to share her passion with the world for free on her website.

Deaf Culture Uncovered

In 1965, Deaf Culture was first recognized as a real culture. That was only forty years ago. Before the Dictionary of American Sign Language was published, people involved in the medical field and deaf education only saw deaf people in terms of their hearing loss. Read

By: Michelle J. | 21/10/2008 | Languages

A Quick History of Sign Language

The history of sign language is littered with shocking events. At several points in history, some not long ago, deaf people were strongly oppressed. At one point, they were even denied their basic rights. How their language, sign language, was treated during these oppressive times is directly related to why the deaf place such a high value on sign language today. Read

By: Michelle J. | 21/10/2008 | Languages