hi!
I have been looking around this weekend for a good article about this topic and I finally found one! I have taken 4 semesters of American Sign Language here at Butler! But I was recently asked about the different variations of Sign Language around the world, and I didn’t really have a good answer because in class we had only learned about American Sign Language! I knew there had to be some variation of Sign Language everywhere, because there are deaf people all around the world from all different places! After doing some research I found this website that gives a very brief summary of some of the deaf culture and how the deaf community came to be in China. Just like ASL (American Sign Language), its Chinese counterpart varies depending on where exactly you are. In different parts of the country there are different signs for the same word! You can even see this in the U.S.! After learning all about the deaf culture from my ASL class it’s crazy to learn about the hardships the deaf community has gone through! There is a large deaf population here in Indy because of the deaf school being so close, if you guys ever have a chance to see a basketball game there it’s really an awesome experience!!
here’s the website 🙂
https://www.handspeak.com/study/index.php?id=155
Thanks for sharing this! In a future blog post, see if you can make the link that you share clickable (and if you can’t figure out how, let me know). It’s a good skill to acquire!