Why are Deaf Education students required to learn ASL?
We prepare our students to work in a range of settings. These settings can include working with Deaf adults, with families who want their children to grow up bilingual in English and ASL, as well as with the Deaf children of Deaf families. We also find that solid competence in ASL assists students who need to develop skills in Manually Coded English or in Signing Exact English. The reverse is not the case however, so we have our students begin with ASL.
