Community

Perhaps one of the more neglected groups in human society over the course of human history has been the deaf and those with hearing impairment. It is only in recent times that efforts have been made to accommodate the needs of those who are unable to hear and therefore to communicate through sound. American Sign Language (ASL) was introduced only in the early 1800s, only recently that it has become widely used by the hearing impaired and those who need to interact with them daily.