Speaking Up For Those Who Cannot Hear
September 23, 2020
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Ali is in her second year with the LPGA and is the Epson Tour Media Official. Prior to moving to Florida, Ali was an American Junior Golf Association Intern and a Communications Assistant with Stamford Peace Youth Foundation in Stamford, CT.
In her sophomore year as a Longhorn at the University of Texas, Folsom, California native Emilee Hoffman learned that her degree in sociology required that she take a second language. Many student-athletes would have slid through Spanish, French, or learned just enough Italian to order a good vino. But Hoffman went another direction, one she felt drawn to, and one that moved her spirit. She chose to learn American Sign Language (ASL).
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September 23, 2020
September 23, 2020
Great Places to Learn ASL
“My advice is to learn from a native (in the context of someone whose first language is ASL) signer or deaf-lead ASL programs because that is where you’ll get the richest and most authentic learning experience. Great places to learn ASL are through Gallaudet’s ASL Connect and through various deaf content creators on social media,” said Wiechman.
