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Asl & Deaf Studies MSSD LEARNING RESOURCES ASL & DEAF STUDIES Table of Contents: ● ASL Handshapes ● ASL ABC Story ● ASL Games ● Deaf History ● DeafBlind People ● Deaf Role Models ● Multicultural and Multi Identities ● Social Media Pages/Websites MSSD LEARNING RESOURCES A SL HANDSHAPES Title Link (if it’s a file upload into Short description of content Grade the folder and link to the file Level/Age here or write “in folder”) Groups ASL Same handshape https://youtu.be/gV-I2WARxUI 9-12 grade story ⇧ To section table ​ A SL ABC STORY Title Link (if it’s a file upload into Short description of content Grade the folder and link to the file Level/Age here or write “in folder”) Groups Titanic - ABC Story https://youtu.be/qqkwKkC2UXE 9-12 grade Frankenstein and https://youtu.be/Xs5OaTtc2z8 6-12 grade Haunted House from A to Z DVD "Indiana Jones's Escape" https://youtu.be/BJVvEY538_o 6-12 grade by Ben Jarashow ⇧ To section table ​ MSSD LEARNING RESOURCES A SL GAMES Title Link (if it’s a file upload into Short description of content Grade the folder and link to the file Level/Age here or write “in folder”) Groups A Deaf Card Game - "ABC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Aslcart is a Deaf-owned company. Grades 3-12 LUCK" By ASLcart SaD36ew3qKM ASLcart designed a Deaf card game, "ABC Luck," that lets everyone plays ABC in American Sign Language game. It's an incredibly fun game. ⇧ To section table ​ D EAF HISTORY Title Link (if it’s a file upload into Short description of content Grade the folder and link to the file Level/Age here or write “in folder”) Groups Seeds of Hope: The https://youtu.be/ij3d-GjqTyA History of Andrew Foster 6-12 grade Andrew Jackson Foster Story America's Founders: https://youtu.be/7b1AdV-Y9FU History of Gallaudet and Clerc 6-12 grade Friends of the Deaf Deaf History Month: https://youtu.be/_Ioi7COpA7A History of Martha’s Vineyard 9-12 grade Martha's Vineyard MSSD LEARNING RESOURCES A Fair Start: Gallaudet's https://youtu.be/SxowmKSIhhg A major victory for Gallaudet’s 9-12 grade Journey for Equality in swimming team to install flashlights the Pool Through Deaf Eyes https://youtu.be/tJeAG8tZyf4 Deaf History 9 -12 grade Deaf Legacy https://deaf.ly Deaf President Now 9-12 grade Lifeline for Deaf People Google drive: Focus on Telecommunication 9-12 grade https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DL7 evolution OPgQOtYkhj1pXvLdfQ-JkqDj2WXI W/view?usp=sharing Clark Brooke & Ken https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= A narrative about CSD Alum Grades 9-12 Norton present about mr496uYXhXI&feature=em-uploade Granville Redmond CSD alum Granville mail Redmond at his painting exhibition The Story of ASL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= The Story of American Sign Grades 9-12 betAZeKRpR8 Language goes back hundreds of years, to a time before America was even a nation. (visual representation with captions Black Deaf History – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= The Southern School for the Deaf, or Grades 9-12 Southern School for the XSrYJa7gR8I SSD as it is known to its Black Deaf Deaf alumni, was the last segregated Deaf school in America to close in MSSD LEARNING RESOURCES 1978. We visited the campus with four SSD graduates as they remember their time at school. ⇧ To section table ​ D EAFBLIND PEOPLE Title Link (if it’s a file upload into Short description of content Grade the folder and link to the file Level/Age here or write “in folder”) Groups MELMIRA: I GETTING TO https://youtu.be/jMpfK1wt7tQ DeafBlind Language: ProTactile ASL 6 -12 grade KNOW PROTACTILE ASL Deaf History That: Laura https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4 The story of how deaf-blind Grades 9-12 Bridgman (Captioned) lREqGgIhos education began in America starts with a woman named Laura Bridgman. After a sickness left her deaf and blind, her family took her to Boston to Perkins School for the Blind. The school made cutouts of letters and labeled objects so she could feel the words, and she learned how to sign her name. Part of the “Deaf History That” series. MSSD LEARNING RESOURCES How Do Deaf And Blind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I How Do Deaf And Blind People Grades 9-12 People Communicate? ft. HlWkxvQEw4 Communicate? (captioned) Molly Burke Meet the Deaf-Blind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= It's easy to forget how inaccessible Grades 9-12 Lawyer Fighting For Nh1oxkdI7KA our world is to anyone with limited People With Disabilities vision or hearing. Even something as simple as watching a Facebook video is a challenge due to access barriers. Haben Girma is fighting to change that. Pro-tactile ASL: A new https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9 Clifton Langdon & Oscar Serna Grades 6-12 language for the GrK3P15TYU facing each other. Oscar signs using DeafBlind PTASL. Oscar is both deaf and blind, or, “DeafBlind.” This new language is called pro-tactile ASL. ⇧ To section table ​ D EAF ROLE MODELS Title Link (if it’s a file upload into Short description of content Grade the folder and link to the file Level/Age here or write “in folder”) Groups The Life and Legacy of https://youtu.be/rpqVYm_G8cU Autobiography of Andrew Foster 9-12 grade Dr. Andrew Foster "Deaf People: Tell Me https://youtu.be/un0db3DH1j0 Spotlight on I. King Jordan 9-12 grade MSSD LEARNING RESOURCES More" featuring I. King Jordan Tell Me More: Gallaudet https://youtu.be/YjzJjO5Br1I Spotlight on Roberta Cordano 9-12 grade University's President Roberta "Bobbi" Cordano Inside A Deaf School’s https://youtu.be/2h-MSbMrvNw Spotlight on Cahlah Chapman 9 -12 grade Fight For Civil Rights (MSSD Alumnus) Tell Me More" featuring https://youtu.be/JSEX9At4NCk Spotlight on Mark Wood: Deaf 9 -12 grade Mark Wood from Gripbell Business Owner of Gripbell Deaf Heroes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- Focusing on Don Baer and his Grades 9-12 Don Baer mQO-aV8zHo contributions Black Deaf History – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o Joseph Sarpy was the first Grades 9-12 Joseph Sarpy 13lcyB8qew professional Black Deaf actor. He shares his story with someone dear to him. #BlackHistoryMonth ​ #BlackDeafHistory ⇧ To section table ​ M ULTICULTURAL & MULTI IDENTITIES MSSD LEARNING RESOURCES Title Link (if it’s a file upload into Short description of content Grade the folder and link to the file Level/Age here or write “in folder”) Groups Kwanzaa https://youtu.be/KV5FBf865Lg Brief explanation of Kwanzaa 6-12 grade Kwanzaa: Cultural https://youtu.be/z_wr8WRFJrs ASL Storytelling about Kwanzaa 6-12 grade Holidays by Sheila Anderson Nigerian New Year https://youtu.be/LCZrI0eLS8U Brief explanation of Nigerian’s new 9 -12 grade year Black ASL https://youtu.be/y7ooYqdEdUY The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL: 9 -12 grade Its History and Structure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= There are over 20 million deaf Grades 9-12 "No more silence" Deaf PxD1xl01tbk people in China. The deaf people in China urged to community is the country's largest disabled group at around 1.67 speak out percent of the population https://vimeo.com/76393305 This video was produced by Zamary Grades 9-12 An ASL Adaption of in the fall of 2012 with the process of translating and adapting this poem “Color” poem into ASL MSSD LEARNING RESOURCES https://vimeo.com/144242061 An ASL poem created by Caitlin Grades 9-12 “I can, You can, We can” Williams with her permission. It is a mixture of an autobiography with hope. SIGNED STORIES http://deafeducationworldwide.weebl Signed stories can serve as Grades 9-12 y.com/multicultural-signed-stories.ht engaging literacy tools in the ml classroom for Deaf and hard-of-hearing learners. Translated texts into sign language as well as original signed stories by Deaf people can provide Deaf and hard-of-hearing learners access to various books and stories. Storytelling is also an integral part of Deaf culture as Deaf adults frequently pass on stories to other generations in the Deaf community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Alison Aubrecht- white signing Grades 9-12 Naming Racism- Why ​ ​ this is important A3J8wWsoG-4 womxn discussing naming racism/ how white supremacy hides in the cloak of violence/coded messages. Black, Deaf & Female https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= A Black Deaf woman, Deborah Grades 9-12 _O6xhiMWQAU Fuller- Fleetwood, describes her family history and experiences as a Black Deaf female. She includes her opinions about ASL, being involved in Deaf rights, and education. MSSD LEARNING RESOURCES Deaf Ecosystem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Black American Sign Language isn’t Grades 9-12 Spotlight - National vuYCD2U5lHQ what you think. Watch and learn more about BASL from Evon Black, Black Deaf Advocates President of National Black Deaf (NBDA) - Convo Advocates. ⇧ To section table ​ S OCIAL MEDIA PAGES/WEBSITES Title Link (if it’s a file upload into Short description of content Grade the folder and link to the file Level/Age here or write “in folder”) Groups Resources4DeafKids @Resources4DeafKids Facebook & Instagram K-12 Did You Know That? @didyouknowthatASL Facebook Page K-12 ASL Connect https://www.gallaudet.edu/asl-conne Free basic ASL Content 6-12 grade ct/asl-for-free Coronavirus Update Facebook Group 9-12 grade News for Deaf Community Partners in Deaf Health, @deafhealth Facebook Page 9 - 12 grade Inc. MSSD LEARNING RESOURCES Deaf in Scrubs @deafinscrubs Facebook Page 9 -12 grade Health Signs Center @Healthsignsctr Facebook Page 9 -12 grade ASL Nook https://aslnook.com ASL Content K-12 grade ASL Storytelling @aslstorytelling Instagram K-12 grade Operation ASL Storytime #OperationASLStorytime Facebook Hashtag K-12 grade @WhyISign & www.whyisign.com Facebook Page & Instagram K-12 grade Why I Sign ​ Deaf Education Library http://www.deafedlibrary.org Centralized of many ASL Videos K-12 grade available What is ErrandFolks? https://www.facebook.com/ErrandFo Facebook page Grades 9-12 lks/videos/1332075223652914/?v=1 We are a volunteer 332075223652914&utm_source=Ga based service that llaudet%20University&utm_campaig provides assistance to n=38d33a2f93-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN _2019_12_17_08_53_COPY_01&ut Deaf elders and people m_medium=email&utm_term=0_acc with health risks during 2663351-38d33a2f93-367962069 this difficult time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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