American Sign Language Courses at RIT and NTID
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American Sign Language Courses at RIT and NTID
What is American Sign Language?
ASL is the visual language used by many deaf and hard-of-hearing people in the United States and many parts of Canada.
ASL is very different from English–it is a complete language with its own grammar and syntax.
For more information, see the National Association of the Deaf's definition of ASL:
https://www.nad.org/resources/american-sign-language/what-is-american-sign-language/.
ASL and Deaf Culture Links
RIT's ASL Video Dictionary and Inflection Guide: https://www.rit.edu/ntid/dictionary/app
RIT ASL & Deaf Studies Community Center: https://www.rit.edu/ntid/radscc/
Library Guides to ASL & Deaf Culture: https://infoguides.rit.edu/prf.php?account_id=43304