Journal of American Sign Languages & Literatures

"The Hill We Climb" in American Sign Language Written by Amanda GormanTranslated by April JacksonEdited by Elsie SteckerVideo description: a Black woman is signing in a black tee with blue background. Tr...

*hands drumming on the table*

We are honored to publish a groundbreaking discourse between Jelica Nuccio and John Lee Clark, "Protactile Linguistics: Discussing recent research findings."

Go to http://journalofasl.com/protactile-linguistics/

Protactile Linguistics: Discussing recent research findings Researched and presented by Jelica Nuccio and John Lee ClarkTo cite this published work, copy this line: Clark, J.L., Nuccio, J.B. (2020). Protactile Linguis...

An ASL Adaptation of Juneteenth for Mazie Written and illustrated by Floyd Cooper Narrated by Candace Jones Edited by Elsie Stecker

A Walk around the Pond Story by Elsie Stecker Signed by Jeni Jackerson Animated by Austin Balaich (vectors by vecteezy.com)

Hello Journal of American Sign Languages & Literatures community! Thank you to those of you who contributed to JASLL’s first Special Issue on “Deafening Music: Transcending Sound in Musicking”. We’re preparing to launch our second Special Issue. Here, we confront another topic in need of reclaiming, that of various technologies developed to “help” deaf people communicate more effectively with non-signers. Two examples are the “SignAloud” gloves which are purported to translate signs into speech (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l01sd...) and the 3D printed robot which claims it can interpret sign language (https://www.facebook.com/NowThisFutur...).

Several people have written critiques of these technologies, noting why they are not as feasible as their inventors claim, but also crucially, calling out the lack of involvement of deaf, skilled signers who could consult on such a project.

This special issue calls for abstracts which critically analyze these and other technologies both with respect to their (in)feasibility and also lack of inclusion. Analysis from a variety of disciplines is encouraged, including but not limited to, linguistics, education, interpretation, deaf studies, among others.

Please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnwmyqs4_ys

Special Issue: Technology that "helps" Deaf people Hello Journal of American Sign Languages & Literatures community! Thank you to those of you who contributed to JASLL’s first Special Issue on “Deafening Musi...

We are excited to publish Dr. Raychelle Harris's latest research project.

In this publication, Dr. Harris explains about her own teaching evolution while working as a professor at Gallaudet University. She shared her experience in transformative teaching, which inspired and challenged her to step out of her comfort zone so more of her students could benefit from her classes. Her findings based on action research model will inspire both teachers and students to take a leap of faith into the unknown!

Transforming My Teaching Through Action Research by Raychelle Harris, PhD Researched and presented by Raychelle Harris, PhD To cite this published work, copy this line: Harris, R. (2018). Transforming My Teaching Through Action Res...

We are excited to start planning for our next special issue! Stay tuned!

This was nearly 2 years of hard work on the part of many people. I'm deeply grateful to everyone who contributed. Hats off to our team of editors who pulled together to push this through- Leah Geer, Raychelle Harris, Ben Jarashow. And last but not least, deepest of gratitude to Elsie Stecker, without whom this would not have happened.

Journal of American Sign Languages & Literatures publishes their first special issue, "Music and Deaf Studies/Culture/ASL" as coordinated by Dr. Octavian Robinson.

This was made possible with the support from Elsie Stecker of ASLized and your past donations. We welcome new and recurring so more educational videos will be produced.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlUxVggJCMA4_OFX_j6vxZGjQ8-GuSQLr