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Interest in American Sign Language grows in colleges and communities
University courses fill quickly as budget cuts limit hires. Krog notes ASL growth follows the 1988 Gallaudet protest and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Educators from preschool to high school expand ASL offerings, though funding and qualified teachers remain challenges. Some students pursue teaching interpreting speech pathology or deaf education.
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Olsen
UNI
ASL
Krog
Gallaudet University
Washington, D.C
Rosemary Feal
Modern Language Association
New York
Coral Day Care
Coralville
Ecks
Hurtig
UI Asl
Denise Wedel
Marion
Jessica Simpson
Angie McGrath
Buzz Orr
the Gazette
Linda Krog
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood