Whats ASL and why does OSD use ASL instead of another signing system?
ASL is American Sign Language, the native language of most deaf adults which is acquired naturally by deaf children. ASL embodies the culture of the Deaf community and is recognized as a full-blown language with its own grammar, word order, idioms, literary genre, and inflection. Other signing systems such as Signed English or Signing Exact English are coding systems for English, rather than languages. As such, they do not contribute to language development.
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