Switched At Birth – A TV Show in American Sign Language

Switched at Birth is a television show that has truly brought American Sign Language and Deaf Culture into the living rooms of today’s generation. It is the first television show to feature several deaf actors/characters and entire scenes shot using only ASL. Switched at Birth is about two teen girls and their families who come to…

The role of the family to the deaf

The family, in general, plays the role of caring, promoting health, well-being and giving protection. In a family with deaf children, it must be added the learning of another language, the ASL – American Sign Language. It is through communication that the human being integrates, participates, coexists and socializes within the family. In this process,…