White House Response
ASL for America We at ASL for America are pleased to see the White House respond to the ASL petition, and we would like to take the opportunity to address several points in the response: The White House states that there should not be any stigma about American Sign Language (ASL). However, citizens still experience this stigma in their daily lives. The official response Continue rea...
Tue, Aug 13 2013

Action Alert – ASL Negatively Impacted By Language...
ASL for America We updated our infographic to be more precise. The text of the infographic can be found underneath the graphic. Why Michigan’s Proposed Bills Hurt American Sign Language What the original law says: (2) In addition to the requirements under subsection (1), beginning with pupils entering grade 3 in 2006, the board of a school district or board of directors of Continue...
Thu, Feb 21 2013

Thank You, CBS
ASL for America The ASL for America team on February 6, 2013 sent a letter to the President and CEO of the CBS corporation, thanking him for the positive coverage on American Sign Language. Dear Mr. Moonves: ASL for America would like to thank you and CBS for your positive coverage of American Sign Language. Our community loved seeing the distinguished and talented John Maucere on...
Thu, Feb 21 2013

Mention in Time Magazine
ASL for America ASL for America is pleased to announce that the February 11 print edition of Time Magazine had a blurb about the ASL petition to the White House. It is believed that this is one of the very rare instances of American Sign Language being mentioned in such a prominent media outlet. The petition to the White House, as previously stated on our Continue reading → The ...
Thu, Feb 21 2013

Mention in Time Magazine
ASL for America ASL for America is pleased to announce that the February 11 print edition of Time Magazine had a blurb about the ASL petition to the White House. It is believed that this is one of the very rare instances of American Sign Language being mentioned in such a prominent media outlet. The petition to the White House, as previously stated on our Continue reading → The ...
Wed, Feb 20 2013

Action Alert – ASL Negatively Impacted By Language...
ASL for America We updated our infographic to be more precise. The text of the infographic can be found underneath the graphic. Why Michigan’s Proposed Bills Hurt American Sign Language What the original law says: (2) In addition to the requirements under subsection Continue reading →
Wed, Feb 13 2013

Thank You, CBS
ASL for America The ASL for America team on February 6, 2013 sent a letter to the President and CEO of the CBS corporation, thanking him for the positive coverage on American Sign Language. Dear Mr. Moonves: ASL for America would like to thank you Continue reading →
Wed, Feb 13 2013

Thank You, NAD
ASL for America The ASL for America team on February 5, 2013 sent a letter of appreciation to the National Association of the Deaf for their sponsorship of John Maucere at the Super Bowl XLVII. Howard: ASL for America would like to commend NAD Continue reading →
Wed, Feb 13 2013

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Wed, Feb 13 2013

Action Alert – ASL Negatively Impacted By Language...
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Mon, Feb 11 2013

Thank You, CBS
ASL for America The ASL for America team, on February 6, 2013 sent a letter to the President and CEO of the CBS corporation, thanking him for the positive coverage on American Sign Language. Dear Mr. Moonves: ASL for America would like to thank you Continue reading →
Sat, Feb 09 2013

Thank You, NAD
ASL for America The ASL for America team on February 5, 2013 sent a letter of appreciation to the National Association of the Deaf for their sponsorship of John Maucere at the Super Bowl XLVII. Howard: ASL for America would like to commend NAD Continue reading →
Sat, Feb 09 2013

Open Letter to Superintendent Dorn
ASL for America The Seattle Weekly recently did a blog article about a petition to Superintendent of Public Instruction Dorn, asking him to use Signed Exact English with Deaf children. There were several misconceptions presented in the article about American Sign Language, so Continue reading →
Fri, Dec 21 2012
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Choose ASL for America’s Path!
ASL for America When Adrean Clark created a petition on the White House website, she wrote from her heart. She believed that ASL deserves recognition. Then a funny thing happened. The petition got more than 27,000 signatures from people like you who shared Continue reading →
Sat, Dec 15 2012

ASL Petition Reaches Milestone
ASL for America The ASL for America movement, fiscally sponsored by SignCasts, is thrilled to announce that the petition to the White House asking for formal recognition of American Sign Language, has reached the needed 25,000 signatures and beyond. With this achievement, the Continue reading →
Sat, Dec 15 2012

Concerns About Petition
ASL for America It has come to the attention of the ASL for America team that there are concerns about a petition to the White House to block all of the other petitions. We would like to take the time to clarify several Continue reading →
Sat, Dec 15 2012