very stressful because many of them develop overtime, but the majority of them do not

affect one's communication. The thought of being deaf seems to be far fetched to me,

however it could occur under certain circumstances and like other people, I would have to

adjust accordingly. Although being deaf is a disability in which most are born with, it's

the disability with the biggest impact on one's way of communicating. I'm amazed to

think that people become accustomed to communicating other than verbally. This

phenomenon is possible through American Sign Language or ASL. Today American Sign

Language is a complex visual-spatial language that is used by the Deaf community in the

United States and English-speaking parts of Canada. It is also considered linguistically

complete, natural language. ASL is the native language of many Deaf men and women, as

well as some hearing children born into deaf families. ASL has changed the lives of the

deaf population and has opened doors to those not deaf for a career opportunity in

teaching and interpreting it. I'm interested in ASL and would enjoy learning it. I was

a joke meaning one understands a little" (Marmor 120). A man by the name of Clayton

differing from any other student is she was probably ahead of everyone. I was also

was to look at the results from a motor learning standpoint, so it served for two purposes.

acquisition." Sign Language Studies 49 (1985): 291-342.

20 distinct locations). Orientation of the articulators, or the orientation of the hand in

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