Lillian Waller, Interview with American Sign Language Club President, Loren Stoller. 2018
I met with Loren on February 19, 2018 in front of Strozier, one of Florida States libraries. I asked her questions about how she runs the club, the events they put on as a club, and what they do to get the word out about the club. One problem the club is having is finding ways to be a part of Tallahassee’s deaf community. Because the community is so small and limited, trying to find ways to volunteer become difficult. Also, with the club only being two-years-old, the executive board are trying to find new activities for the club to participate in and will further the message of deaf culture.
Dr. Bill, LifePrint.com ASLU
This Professor, Dr, Bill, provides this website to help anyone who wants to get educated on signing. He uploads video lessons and documents that are available for following along while he teaches his own class. He also has snippets of deaf history at the end of each lesson to help educate anyone who’s following along. This is a great resource for people and/or clubs who don’t have a big deaf community around them. I want to show this to the ASL club as a proposal to help them because the website breaks signing down from beginner to advanced. It won’t be as intimidating as going to an ASL meeting where talking is not allowed.
Copton, American Sign Language Resource center, https://www.manta.com/c/mtrn73g/sign-language-resource-center
Carol Clopton, the owner of the Sign Language Resource center, provides this website that gives you information on how to contact main personnel learn more about the ASL resource center. The purpose of the resource center is to provide interpreter service and sign language classes. Getting the American Sign Language club at school involved would be a helpful way for the members to learn sign. The center could also be a suitable place to try volunteering at.
Shaw, Emily and Yves Delaporte. "New Perspectives on the History of American Sign Language." Sign Language Studies, vol. 11, no. 2, Winter2011, pp. 158-204. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=58107183&site=ehost-live.
Comparing French Sign Language to American Sign Language, Emily Shaw and Yves Delaporte provide the history of both languages from each culture and how they relate to one another. The sign language club would find this helpful because they can look back to this resource when educating the members about deaf history.
Wolkomir, Richard and Lynn Johnson. "American Sign Language: `It's Not Mouth Stuff--It's Brain Stuff.'." Smithsonian, vol. 23, no. 4, July 1992, p. 30. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9207205895&site=ehost-live.
Richard Wolkomir and Lynn Johnson write about how educating yourself in sign language and understanding the culture can help break down where language originated from. They write about how hand gestures and adaptation are how a deaf person survives in a world of hearing. Being able to find their own way of communication shows how the deaf are able to continue a regular lifestyle.
Kehl, Karen A. and Constance M. Gartner. "Can You Hear Me Now? The Experience of a Deaf Family Member Surrounding the Death of Loved Ones." Palliative Medicine, vol. 24, no. 1, Jan. 2010, pp. 88-93. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1177/0269216309348180.
Karen Kehl and Constance Gartner bring up research on how a deaf family copes with the death of a loved one. They do a study to explain a deaf person’s gestures and body language. The death can affect them mentally and physically and it can all be shown through the outward appearance of the person. They also do research on how a person will make decisions after the death of the family member.