Writing. To Sign.

 

 

I decided to remediate The Black ASL Project because I wanted to express what I've learned through The ASL Program at Michigan from a different lens. I didn't want to explain what I learned through the program individually, but wanted however to create a website that was accessible to both Deaf and Hearing communities with the history of Black ASL as the main focus. Because people who aren't apart of the Deaf community don't understand that ASL is a language of its own, they also don't understand that there is a Black ASL Community. This community of Black ASL is a sub-set of the Deaf community, as well as other racial sign language communities. Because I saw a need where people didn't understand the ASL history, I wanted them to understand a culture within the ASL community that I can relate to because I am apart of that community as well: this community being Black ASL. 

 

My connection to this remediation project solely comes from the primary source of The Black ASL Project which focused on many valuable points in Black ASL. My project however taking from this primary resource will only serve as a liasion for The Black ASL Project and will focus on my perspectives (through reserach from this source) about Black ASL. This well rounnded-ness of "hearing student who knows sign language" lens will be the central target of focus. This website will also serve as a collective of resources for a larger audience to better (1) understand the history of Black ASL, (2) access valuable resources pertinent to learning more about Black ASL, and (3) being introduced to me as a student, writer, and future UM Alumnus. 

 

To narrow my focus, my project will focus on 'Why This Topic Interests Me, How This Topic Was Taught in The Past, How this Topic is Taught Now, & Further Review for future ideas'. This site is not only for a broader community to understand the importance of Black ASL, but  to tell the story of a group of people in America.

For people that are interested more in the original Black ASL Project as a whole, they can view their website and project here.