Deaf Studies Lab at NTID

Celebrating Black History Month with a discussion about Black American Sign Language (BASL)! Make sure to watch the documentary Signing Black in America (link below) and tag Black Deaf creators, advocates, and educators in the comments

Watch Signing Black here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiLltM1tJ9M&t=5s

Dr. Joseph Hill, Director of the Deaf Studies Lab, was interviewed for this NYT piece on Black ASL! Great to see Black ASL getting the attention it deserves. Well done Dr. Hill. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/black-american-sign-language-tiktok.html?fbclid=IwAR1B6CIWNkbluO1BCFQ-zf01Emus4lryVgSDcmuNa2O01SVqWXYZg91Jwg0

Black, Deaf and Extremely Online On TikTok and in virtual hangouts, a younger generation is sharing the origins and nuances of Black American Sign Language, a rich variation of ASL that scholars say has been overlooked for too long.

Reflections on Black History Month By Dr. Joseph Hill Black History Month is an annual observance of contributions, achievements, and culture of black Americans. In K-12 education, black American contributions and events may not be acknowledged or taught, so Black History Month is a way to make sure that children from all walks of life know that black....

Congrats to Joseph Hill on the Up and Coming PI Award.

Image: picture 1- Robert Pollard and the interpreters Cath, standing under the two projector screens showing a slide of Joseph standing besides two students in front of class and a headshot of Joseph and the title of the award underneath; picture 2 - two projector screens showing Joseph's appreciation video as the audience and the presenter look on