Sign this petition to recognize ASL

As a Deaf individual who tried to learn how to speak before learning to sign, I was considered a failure at the age of 2, my family decided to try ASL, and on that first day I was exposed to ASL, I quickly learned a few words that day, and that day changed my life and my family’s life. We then learned ASL together, and now I also Speak, lipread, read and write English and am a full fledged bilingual and bicultural person. All thanks to American Sign Language.

While American Sign Language is recognized by the Deaf community here in the United States as our official language, it has yet been recognized by the United States Government as one of the official languages of this country. This petition would give Deaf children in this country the opportunity to feel empowered and have their language recognized by the schools, teachers, and government services and hopefully by Doctors. While Deaf children are able to communicate with English, Sign language is a natural language for a Deaf child who experiences life through visual means. Please spread the word!

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/officially-recognize-american-sign-language-community-language-and-language-instruction-schools/CRPw2JLk