Providers
Information to help providers working with Deaf childrenASDC believes that medical, audiology, and educational professionals serving deaf children and their families have a responsibility to:
- Be informed about the successes of deaf persons from all walks of life, including those who use American Sign Language, as their primary language and those who do and do not use cochlear implants.
- Recognize the benefits of early language, including sign language, and work to ensure that deaf children’s language development, whether signed, spoken or both, progresses at a rate equivalent to that of their hearing peers.
- Refer parents to a wide range of information sources, including deaf individuals, families with deaf children, schools for the deaf and local, state and national parent and deaf adult organizations.
We need to erase:
- Misconceptions that sign language will harm a deaf child’s language development.
- Misconceptions that supporting visual language means excluding spoken language approaches.
Additional Resources
ASL Video of the Week 6.7.23: Marlo the Brave
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Deaf LGBTQ+ Awareness & Resources
The resources provided here by ASDC are from trusted sources and are meant to provide support and references for you and your family. This is not an all-inclusive list; there are many resources available. ASDC does not offer therapeutic, medical, or professional...
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ASL Video of the Week 5.4.23 | Sky, the Deaf Home Run Hero
Written by Mickey Carolan (Author), Stacy Shaneyfelt (Editor), and Adisa Fazlovic (Illustrator)ASL Storytelling by Richard RoseVideo Production by the American Society for Deaf ChildrenA deaf boy's baseball superpower gives him the courage to turn bullies into friends...
New! Sky, the Deaf Home Run Hero
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In Memoriam: Larry Brick
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Congratulations Class of 2023! Support your Grad with some ASL Spirit!
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Rock On! Metallica Creates ASL Interpretation Videos for New Album
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ASL Video of the Week 4.27.23: Dragons Love Tacos
Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. If you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is...
