ASL students participate in Deaf for a Day
Posted April 1, 2022
Staff Editor
Both students and American Sign Language (ASL) teachers took part in Deaf for a Day, starting as early as 2:30 p.m. on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 14, and as late as 8:00 a.m.on the morning of Wednesday, March 15.
For 24 hours, students participate din Deaf for a Day by being ears-plugged and voices-off throughout their A-day schedule.
“We hope they can gain some empathy for the Deaf community by only responding to people talking to them face-to-face," said ASL teacher Misty V'Marie. "We encourage communication through ASL, body language, writing back-and-forth."
“We hope they can gain some empathy for the Deaf community by only responding to people talking to them face-to-face. We encourage communication through ASL, body language, writing back-and-forth."
-ASL teacher Misty V'Marie
Students were given a half-sheet of paper that they were to bring to each of their A-day teachers, coaches, and parents or guardians. These adults would have signed this half-sheet and checked off that they were okay with the students being ears-plugged and voice-off.
Around the school, students were seen with a Deaf for a Day sticker and earplugs in their ears, either pink or purple. They handled situations that were out of their norm, which may have demanded different things from them as they couldn’t “hear” or speak. Some students experienced difficulties in their everyday tasks.