Pine Technical College proudly unveiled a new exhibit that highlights American Sign Language and the Deaf Culture. The exhibit is on display now through next week in the enclosed area near the campus' east entrance.
"American Sign Language is a full, natural language. It uses a gestural-visual modality in which manual signs, facial expressions and body movements all convey complex, linguistic information," explains Kathy Krier, PTC American Sign Language Instructor. "ASL is the language of the Deaf community in the United States and much of Canada, and the Deaf population of the Pine Area has increased in the past few years," Krier adds.
Krier created, assembled and installed the items in the exhibit and encourages students, staff, faculty and visitors to pause and consider the language and culture of the Deaf community. The ASL program at PTC is an 18-credit certificate program that grows each semester.
"Our community needs more people fluent in ASL,” Krier says. "And at PTC, we’re able to help meet that need in our area."
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