Language & Culture

Tactile signing is a way that Deaf-Blind people communicate.  This is accomplished by the Deaf-Blind person placing their hands on the hands of another person and feeling the sign language. [...]

Big D deaf “Deaf” is the term preferred by the Deaf community. It represents cultural awareness and shows respect to those whose native language is American Sign Language (ASL). “Hearing [...]

Just like any culture or sub-culture, Deaf Culture is a group of individuals who share knowledge, values, art, customs, and behaviors that are derived from a shared language, history, and [...]

American Sign Language is the language that is most readily used by the Deaf population in the United States and is the third largest language used in the country. ASL is a language that has its [...]