American River College Deaf Culture & ASL Studies

We are so beyond proud of our students and their accomplishments at ARC. Congratulations to our 2015-2017 cohort completing the Interpreter Preparation Program and to all those who received their Deaf Culture & ASL Studies degree! Always remember: There’s no limit to what you can do if you keep believing in yourself. #ARCgrad2017

Sharing this again, please spread the word to our Deaf students at ARC about this pertinent workshop! The first one will be next Friday, March 24th from 1pm to 4pm.

What would it mean to deaf children if everyone around them knew sign language? Wayne Barrow has started a petition to make it part of the national curriculum.

The editorial team of Journal of American Sign Languages and Literatures is seeking submissions about music and its place in American Sign Languages, Deaf/ASL l...iterature, Deaf Studies, and Deaf Culture. We will be able to provide technical support (filming and editing) on a case by case basis. For those who prefer to submit their manuscripts in English, we will be able to translate your work into ASL. Possible Themes: We invite contributors to draw upon the themes below. Contributions beyond the following ideas are also welcome. - Role of music in Deaf culture - Contributions of Deaf people to music (e.g. Beethoven, Evelyn Glennie) - Relationship or role of music in art produced by Deaf artists - Relationship between signed songs and ASL literature - Signed songs as a means of profit or fame - Themes and intersectionality in music produced by Deaf musicians - Signed music as resistance to colonialism and the hegemony of English - Sign language interpreters and their role in music, access, and exploitation - Deafcentric means of music production - ASL songs and Deaf music-making - The positioning of Deaf people as authorities or non-authorities on music - Intersectional analyses of music, race, gender, and sexuality in Deaf culture - The use of signed music in teaching American Sign Language: should we or shouldn’t we? For information on submissions, please visit: http://journalofasl.com/submissions/ Please submit your work to [email protected] by May 30, 2017. The issue will be published by September 2017.

ASL Version: https://youtu.be/JvLFH-Iy6xA (click on subtitles for English captions) What: Deaf Self Advocacy Training When: Friday, March 24, March 31 and April 21 from 1pm to 4pm Where: Davies Hall #227... Why: Learn your rights to equal communications access, utilize resources for action, ethics and professionalism, working with interpreters, and advocate for yourself and for others! Who: Limited to Deaf students at ARC. Please email Jill at [email protected] and rsvp by Monday, March 20th if you are interested in participating.

What: Deaf Self Advocacy Training When: Friday, September 16th, 10am 12pm Where: Davies Hall #227... Why: Learn your rights to equal communications access, utilize resources for action, ethics and professionalism, working with interpreters, and advocate for yourself and for others! Who: Limited to Deaf students at ARC. RSVP by September 12th, please email Jill at [email protected]

For all Deaf adults age 18 - 30! On Monday, May 9; from 11:00 to 1:00; Todd Lamarr from UC Davis will be visiting us to do some research to study how people learn, process and produce sign language. Their current project explores how people store signs in their short-term memory. The test only takes about 15-20 minutes, and to thank you, they will offer you a $10 Gift Card. A flier is attached. To sign up, please contact Todd at [email protected] or show up to the DSPS Conference Room at ARC on Monday between 11:00 and 1:00.

Hello everyone!!! Sign That Club Event is on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 5-7p.m. at American River College Let's bring the potluck to share with everyone. ... We will have two games: Hangman and Know your ABCs! We are gonna practice expressive and receptive skills. We will have a session of Understanding Deaf Culture and ASL. Deaf students and Deaf people are more than welcome to come to the event! We want to develop the partnership between our Deaf community and ASL students. The parking is $2. We will love to have you guys come over and have FUN!