Deaf People in Society
ASL1001 / 3 q.h.
Formerly ASL 4100.
Focuses on Deaf communities as linguistic and cultural minorities. Topics include perspectives on Deaf communities, attitudes toward Deaf people and sign languages, technology and communication, the contributions of Deaf people to society, professional and social organizations of and for Deaf people, Deaf clubs as a locus of Deaf culture, communication issues, perspectives on legislation affecting the Deaf community, legislative and political concerns of the Deaf community, and the impact of educational options for Deaf children.
There are no current sections scheduled for this course number. Please note that courses have been assigned new numbers beginning with the fall term. Please check the new course number for course availability.
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