Feb 13, 2019 | ASDC News, Visual Language
BY TRACY STINE It may not surprise you to learn that more than 90% of deaf and hard of hearing children are born to parents who can hear. But it may surprise you to learn that many of those parents will never learn sign language – a decision that will have a...
Nov 8, 2016 | ASDC News, Parents and Families
This completely revised third edition is a must-have resource that will help parents of deaf children navigate the complex and unique challenges they face. Accessible, practical, and, above all, open-minded, The Silent Garden educates parents quickly and thoroughly...
Jun 17, 2015 | Educators, Parents and Families, Service Providers
Every year, 10 000 infants are born in the United States with sensorineural deafness. Deaf children of hearing (and nonsigning) parents are unique among all children in the world in that they cannot easily or naturally learn the language that their parents speak....
Apr 2, 2014 | Audiologists, Educators, Healthcare Providers, Parents and Families, Service Providers, Visual Language
Tiara V. Malloy wrote an exciting document that provides a clear argument favoring the use of sign language with all children regardless of their hearing status. This argument is based on three basic points: Early language learning experiences affect other areas of...