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Heritage ASL Heritage ASL is a nonprofit preserving Deaf history. She provides the research services and consulting services on Deaf Cultures and History.

Please make a donation to support our ongoing research projects. 🙌

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/83e10148-a477-4cee-ace0-c5a359ca8030 Kathleen's life experience began the day she researched in 2013 and never stopped going forward on the different Deaf History and History of Deaf Education research projects she is passion about. Contact me and you will be receiving a very satisfied service!

10/10/2026

Thank you for the birthday greetings and also thank you for supporting Heritage ASL!

As a researcher, I am still researching and writing the manuscript about the trip last summer. Things are going well.

On 23rd was a celebration, International Day of Sign Languages. This week is celebrated International Week of Deaf Peopl...
09/25/2026

On 23rd was a celebration, International Day of Sign Languages. This week is celebrated International Week of Deaf People.

Shown here with her black graduation cap and black gown. American name: Margaret Hauberg was born in Inderoy, North Trondelag in Norway on April 4 1869. She attended Minnesota Deaf School to study English. She graduated from Gallaudet in 1903 then worked at Maryland, Kendall, Louisiana, Arkansas and West Virginia Deaf Schools. All together 50 years and retired then returned back to Norway (as told by Jon Martin Brauti). PC: Gallaudet University and Archives.

09/18/2026

Picture a deaf student in a meeting or classroom where every accommodation is arranged, interpreter present, captions on, and something still isn't working. Maybe people keep talking to the interpreter instead of the student. Maybe "included" just means "present."

Policy can schedule an interpreter. It can't teach someone how to actually see a deaf student's world.

That's what this certificate changes.

It's Deaf Awareness Month, and there's no better time to take our free Deaf Awareness Micro Certificate, for administrators, counselors, advisors, educators, and coordinators, anyone whose work touches a deaf student's day, from transition planning through college.

Five modules. Five hours. Self-paced, no deadlines, a badge when you finish.

https://nationaldeafcenter.org/learn/certificate-program/ -cert

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09/09/2026

For Deaf Awareness Month, let’s recognize three of my favorite books that belong on every classroom shelf.

Sara Nović’s “Mother Tongue” (2026), published in the United Kingdom, may be one of the first memoirs by a Deaf author to incorporate scholarly sources alongside current Deaf historical facts, updating older accounts.

The late Harlan Lane’s “When the Mind Hears” (1984) contains a wealth of Deaf history. Lane traveled extensively to examine original hard-copy records and archival materials in person.

The late Jack R. Gannon spent at least seven years gathering hard-copy records—long before the internet—to produce the classic “Deaf Heritage: A Narrative History of Deaf America” (1981). His book remains an important introduction to Deaf American history.

Today, researchers can build upon these works by using digitized newspapers, census records, archives, and other online sources to uncover even more Deaf history.

I have many favorite books, but these three deserve a place on your classroom shelf.

Left to Right: Sara, Harlan, and Jack with their book covers underneath each of them.

During Deaf Awareness Month, remember: Martha’s Vineyard was not the only Deaf village in the United States. Several Dea...
09/06/2026

During Deaf Awareness Month, remember: Martha’s Vineyard was not the only Deaf village in the United States. Several Deaf villages and shared signing communities existed across the country.

Research on Virginia’s shared signing community has already been published through Encyclopedia Virginia (2022-2023) and Rocktown History (2026). Research on Oregon’s Harrisburg Deaf Village is forthcoming in an online encyclopedia and more to come. Information about Massachusetts has also been updated through recent scholarship, including publications by Power and Meier (2023–2026) and Kitzel (2014). Ohio will be studied more closely after the Oregon project, with Indiana planned for future research.

Be aware that Deaf villages were found in more than one place. These communities thrived through local businesses, multiple generations of Deaf families, social networks, and—best of all—sign language shared among Deaf and hearing community members.

This month is the Deaf Awareness Month! Continue to promote, share, and spread!
09/05/2026

This month is the Deaf Awareness Month! Continue to promote, share, and spread!

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