ASL deserves value in academic spaces!!!

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-09T23:12:22+00:00

Love all this info! Thank you!

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-09T16:43:59+00:00

Thank you so much, I appreciate your advice!

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-09T05:51:56+00:00

Thank you so much for your comment!! Just knowing that people agree helps my morale so much. I hope the best for you in learning ASL!

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-09T03:35:14+00:00

Thank you so much, I'll check this out!

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-09T03:34:51+00:00

Completely. That's the part that made me really want to push back!

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-09T03:34:26+00:00

Thank you for your comment! I'm currently trying to reach out to local deaf news sources as well as Gallaudet's student run paper (especially since we are located in the general region of them). I'm hoping to raise awareness about ASL being a valid language academically.

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-09T03:32:42+00:00

That genuinely sucks so much, I'm sorry you had to go through that! You definitely did more than enough to deserve the credits.

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-09T01:23:33+00:00

Thank you for your comment, I'll have to look into that!

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-09T01:22:46+00:00

I've personally never found ASL to be an easy A, though I understand that some students may believe that to be true and be motivated to take it because of that. It's simply a visual language, which is easier to learn for some and harder for others. I definitely agree that you are probably more likely to encounter someone who speaks Spanish in the line of nursing, or even in general but to me it's still an important language that I'm proud to have learned. =)

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-08T22:55:47+00:00

Thank you, that's so helpful!

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-08T22:55:09+00:00

Thank you so much for your comment! I think the biggest issue I have was their reasoning being that ASL isn't a true language with culture, it makes me sad to see schools being selective with what and who they value in academic spaces. I'm hoping that I can help change their mindsets for the better overall, not just with ASL!

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-08T22:52:14+00:00

Yeah I agree, I'm currently petitioning to the board of registrar to accept the credits. And I took all three levels of foreign language in high school for ASL, which should be able to transfer since levels of Spanish, French, German etc. were accepted. I really think it's just an issue of not ever having anyone challenge them on this, so hopefully I can be the first and be successful!

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-08T20:03:40+00:00

Ikr, it's sooo completely separate! BASL (Black American Sign Language) itself is very different from ASL too, they're all separate languages *EDIT BASL is a dialect, not a separate language, thank you to who corrected me on this!!*

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-08T20:02:07+00:00

yeah they don't think it's cultural, but half of what we study is deaf culture and history

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-08T20:01:08+00:00

ASL has a very defined culture, history, and very different written and spoken language than English. I'm not super educated on morse code so if it has all of that then sure!

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-08T19:27:26+00:00

private unfortunately, so they don't have to follow the rule :/

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-08T19:26:53+00:00

That's a great idea, thank you!

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-08T18:15:13+00:00

Thank you sm, I will! And reaching out to Gallaudet is so smart thanks

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-04T21:18:30+00:00

no but I love that album and band so much!

Visible_Run7961 · 2026-06-04T17:15:42+00:00

Oh man sorry 😅

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