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Padden, Carol – Sign Language Studies, 2004
George Veditz's "The Preservation of the Sign Language" was a popular film about the deaf language. Sixty five years later, in 1977, Veditz's film was retrieved and screened at the opening of a conference on the research and teaching of American Sign Language. Despite the age and the condition of the film, the screening held the audience…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Films, Translation, Activism

Finn, Gail – Sign Language Studies, 1995
Personal experience of deafness and related sociological, educational, and psychological views are used to explore the question: How does a deaf individual develop the concept of self through social interaction and in dealing with standard English at school? Ways for deaf children in school to learn standard English are also discussed. (24…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness, Deep Structure, Educational Environment