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Rochester Public Schools proposes phasing out Latin, introducing American Sign Language

ROCHESTER — Starting next year, students in Rochester Public Schools likely won’t be able to start studying Latin, but may be able to take American Sign Language. Those changes are part of a proposal ...
Los Angeles Times

Culture over Country: Why American Sign Language deserves a place in foreign language curriculum

American Sign Language (ASL), used by half a million Americans, is the fourth most studied foreign language at colleges and universities. Despite its critical role for those who can't use spoken ...
Yahoo

A school learned sign language to communicate with its only deaf student

"He didn't have relationships with his peers or teachers, for that matter," Ulicny said. "He was very alone. And he acted very alone." New Hampshire is one of the few states in the nation that doesn't ...
Houston Public Media

Emergency alerts go out in Spanish and English, but what happens if you speak another language?

Two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted to require that wireless emergency alerts reach people in 13 languages and American Sign Language. Those are the alerts people ...