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theGrio's 100: Carolyn McCaskill, giving black sign language a voice

theGRIO's 100 - Dr. Carolyn McCaskill, 60, is a deaf but her disability has never held her back. Her life is testimony to overcoming discrimination and achieving academic excellence...

Black American Sign Language different from mainstream ASL

Alexis Garrett Stodghill

theGRIO REPORT - Now, in the first study of its kind, McCaskill and a team of researchers have examined the communication practices of 96 deaf subjects to understand the variations of black signers...

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theGrio's 100: Carolyn McCaskill, giving black sign language a voice

Black American Sign Language different from mainstream ASL

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