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2009-2010 Springfield College Graduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Springfield College Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

RHDS 578 - Introduction to Manual Communication/Issues of Deaf Culture


Designed as an introduction to sign language, fingerspelling, and deaf culture, this course is used to present a brief history of American Sign Language and related systems. Students learn etiologies of hearing loss and develop an appreciation for an alternative culture as they develop beginning sign language skills.

Credits: 3