Rainey Jackson
Service-Learning with Cornerstone Supported Living (CSL)
Spring 2023
MY INTRODUCTION VIDEO!
ePortfolio Introduction.MP4Introduction Video Transcript
ASL:
HI NAME MY #RAINEY JACKSON.
THIRD-YEAR OSU I.
MAJOR MY WHAT? POLITICAL SCIENCE.
SPECIALIZE I, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
English:
I took my first American Sign Language class at Grapevine High School just outside of Dallas, Texas, and I've taken ASL 1-3 at OSU. Initially, I took this class because I wanted to pull myself out of my comfort zone and get involved within the Franklin County Community that I've been living in for 3 years now. But, I hope that throughout my ePortfolio you can see how much my initial reasons to take ASL 4189 evolved over my service journey.
MY MISSION STATEMENT
I want to bring about policy that creates lasting and liberating change in the United States as well as within United States foreign affairs.
I stand for the abolition of the systems that have foundations in racism, colorism, ableism, and sexism/misogyny.
I take action by engaging with the community and building foundational knowledge in undergraduate school in order to establish myself in American and foreign politics.
January 2023
LEARNING GOALS:
Strengthening my appreciation for the Deaf experience, in connection to my prior knowledge of Deaf Culture.
Learn more about the Deaf community within Franklin County - a county I have been living in as a college student for 2 (almost 3) years.
By the end of my collaboration with CSL,
I expect to gain confidence in service-learning situations and conversational ASL.
I expect to have a more reflective attitude toward community service of all types, considering different perspectives and my own privilege to GET to serve.
SERVICE GOALS:
Expand my real-life observation of Deaf Culture through involvement in the Deaf Community in and around the Columbus area.
By the end of my collaboration with CSL,
I expect to become more comfortable with the specific aspect of community service in a new environment.
I expect to feel more inclined to engage - to a much greater extent - with the Franklin County community as a whole.
April 2023
As my service-learning journey comes to a close, I realize I have learned (and been confronted with) many things I had no idea I would.
Recently, since working with my group presentation partners, I have been confronted with my own assumptions. Specifically about technology created for the Deaf Community (like video relay services) and my lack of knowledge on how to use them. And I was asked WHY the CSL staff asked me to make a phone call for one of the clients.
I have gained a lot of confidence in serving the community and getting involved. Westerville, OH has become a safe haven for me, I love traveling to the CSL site and engaging with the clients and staff.
My ASL conversational skills have certainly improved throughout my service-learning journey. Especially from that first day when I misunderstood much of what was signed to me by the clients and staff, I have gotten more confident not only in my signing but with asking questions and sticking to sentence structure when I get flustered.
CSL Day Program Activities
Creative expression!
At CSL, we spend alot of time painting, drawing, and coloring pictures for each other!
UNO is the go-to card game at CSL! The CSL staff, OSU students, and clients all love to play!
Enrichment activities!
Some of the clients will use their motor skills to stack wooden blocks or play puzzle games!
