New organization for sign language starts – Campus Current
A new club gets students together to practice their American Sign Language skills outside of class.
ASL Club President Haille Treadway, a second-year ASL student, started the organization in the fall to give students a space to practice their sign language skills outside of the classroom.
“A lot of students think they can do this alone,” Treadway said. “That’s really not the case.”
Treadway started learning ASL during the COVID-19 pandemic because she “always had an interest in languages” and had a lot of extra time. During that time, Treadway said, she didn’t have anyone to practice with.
“ASL is not only a language, it is a community and a culture,” Treadway said. “With ASL, the deaf community … and the language itself are so heavily interconnected. You can’t really take one without understanding the other.”
