ASL: Beauty of Language and Culture

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,000

Project of

Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient Type

Libraries

Status

Completed

Start Date

November 2011

End Date

April 2012

Activity Type

Education/Outreach/Engagement

Counties Affected

Nicollet

Project Overview

Included in the two-session workshop will be background on historical pieces related to Deaf Culture. The presenter will cover common myths about deaf people, often misunderstood by hearing people. The workshop also incorporates linguistic information related to number incorporation, lexicalized fingerspelling, and the role of non-manual markers. The presenter will address the components of ASL storytelling: constructed dialogue, constructed action, surrogate, and personification. Participants practice these components within a small group with a native language user.

Project Details

November 14, 2011: South Central Service Cooperative — Conference Center, North Mankato, Attendees: 25; April 14, 2012: South Central Service Cooperative Conference Center, North Mankato, Attendees: 58

Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$175

Direct expenses

$1,175

Administration costs

$25

Number of full time equivalents funded

Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants came away from this program with an awareness of deaf culture, including relevant history of deaf culture, concepts of audism and colonialism as related to deaf culture. Participants also gained an understanding of facial expression and body language and its importance in a visual language such as American Sign Language.

Source of Additional Funds

Traverse des Sioux Library System and Department of Human Services, Deaf/Hard of Hearing and Taylor Library and South Central Service Cooperative. Partner Organization(s) Contribution/Role in the Program: Department of Human Services, Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Distribution list promotion, Interpreter coordination; Taylor Library: deposit collection of materials related to ASL, Deaf Culture: South Central Service Cooperative: facility use