Sarah Funke

 The range from ASL to English is based on the influence of English on ASL  The upbringing of Deaf children and adults influence how they sign.  The way a school teaches Deaf children may impact how they sign as an adult. If the child is brought up in a school where SEE is taught, this may effect how they sign as an adult  Interpreters need to know how to adapt and facilitate communication.

 Visual gestural language used by American Deaf people.  The language is made up signs created with the hands, facial expression and body movement.  It has its own grammar and vocabulary, not related to English.  Grammar structure typically topic- comment  Originated from Old French SL during the 1820s

 Simplified English-based code  Only 14 added grammatical markers

 Used to reinforce basic English morphemic structure.  Uses compound words that are more conceptually accurate and more ASL signs.  At least 70 invented signs added to the language through this system.

 Based on Seeing Essential English  Uses Stokoe Notation System ( tab-dez-sig) to codify

 Developed in 1878  Every word is fingerspelled.  Sometimes used in tactile signing situations.  Some Deaf adults use this method

 Developed in 1966  Not a signed language  Used to visually understand lip reading  Combines 8 arbitrary handshapes and 4 locations to visually and phonetically represent English

 Either spoken or written

 When might the Rochester Method be used today?  A) When you visit Rochester, NY.  B) If you have a Deaf-blind client.  C) If you are in a fingerspelling class  D) If you don’t know multiple signs during a conversation.

 When might the Rochester Method be used today?  A) When you visit Rochester, NY.  B) If you have a Deaf-blind client.  C) If you are in a fingerspelling class  D) If you don’t know multiple signs during a conversation.