{"id":5821,"date":"2026-02-25T12:21:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/2026\/02\/25\/asl-week-6\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:21:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:21:20","slug":"asl-week-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/2026\/02\/25\/asl-week-6\/","title":{"rendered":"ASL Week 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Unpack my groceries with me!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It feels so fun and rewarding to learn words that I can see in my day-to-day life! Even though I am still working on putting everything together into full sentences, I can feel my vocabulary continue to grow. I find myself wandering around my house naming objects in ASL, and some signs are becoming second nature. A fun activity for me now is naming the fruits and veggies I bought at the store!<\/p>\n<p>This week, I dedicated to catching up on new vocabulary and reviewing my finger spelling from the beginning of the course. Taking some time to revisit the foundational skills helped me feel back on track. I\u2019m feeling excited and motivated as we head into the final couple weeks of my ASL class.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/amaranduk.opened.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9947\/2026\/02\/IMG_4404.mov\" preload=\"none\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Deaf Culture and Community<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week, we learned about Gallaudet University and the movement for the school to have a Deaf president. In 1987, Gallaudet\u2019s sixth president (all presidents up to this date had been hearing people) announced they would be stepping down, and students, faculty and alumni all felt strongly that it was time for a Deaf president to lead the world\u2019s only Deaf university. Of the three candidates, two were Deaf and one was hearing. The hearing candidate, Elizabeth Zinser, was selected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>This decision was met with shock and anger. Many believed that the university needed a leader who shared the lived experience and language of its students. This began the Deaf President Now (DPN) protests, where students, staff, and community members organized demonstrations demanding change. Their efforts continued until Zinser stepped down and the board greed to reforms. Ultimately, I. King Jordan became the first Deaf president of Gallaudet University, marking a historical moment and showing the power of standing up for change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/amaranduk.opened.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9947\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-24-at-3.35.43%E2%80%AFPM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171 size-full\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>I found story incredibly powerful. It highlights how important representation and communication are within a community. It also shows us an example of how people can make a difference when standing up for their rights. Standing up for change can sometimes feel discouraging, meaningful change is possible, the Deaf President Now movement is a powerful example of this.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/amaranduk.opened.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9947\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-24-at-3.35.53%E2%80%AFPM-1-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Favourite Sign of the Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/amaranduk.opened.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9947\/2026\/02\/IMG_4416.mov\" preload=\"none\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Coffee<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Next Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Next week we will be learning places in Canada and the US. We will learn how to sign where we grew, where we currently live and what it is near. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unpack my groceries with me! It feels so fun and rewarding to learn words that I can see in my day-to-day life! Even though I am still working on putting everything together into full sentences, I can feel my vocabulary&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/2026\/02\/25\/asl-week-6\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5821\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}