20 Time: Update

This past week, I did't get to accomplish very much. My online class website was down and I lost a lot of time and couldn't do anything. I did get in contact with them and got the class extended 10 days which was super helpful. I plan to get a lot done this week.

Right now, I am still working on completing my class, which is going well now that the website is back up. I am making progress, but I still have a lot of work to do.

When I finish my class, I plan to put together a short video of me introducing myself using only ASL. I wanted to have a conversation with a deaf person, however, because of COVID-19, I can no longer do that.


Here's me in my class!!!!

20 Time: Update

As of today, March 24, I am 1/3 of the way through my online ASL course and plan to get a lot done within the upcoming week. The course I have selected teaches me a lot about the background and very very basic ASL communication, so I haven't learned a ton about a conversation and I am not sure if I will. I plan on finding more apps fro my phone that will help me get a conversation.

The COVID-19 pandemic that we are going through right now has actually helped my project. I know have a lot of time at home and a lot of free time so I just go on my class and grind out some lessons. Since I do everything from home, online, it makes this class even easier than when we were in school doing it. I haven't had to make any adjustments due to it and I am enjoying the process.

20 Time: Elevator Pitch

Problem/Target Statement: Roughly 500,000 people throughout America and Canada use ASL as their primary language. As Americans, we always seem to want people to adapt to our ways. However, why don't we adapt to the deaf as they make many adaptions to get along in the world?

It Gets Worse: If people don't learn the ways of the deaf community, we will just continue to exclude them in an era of inclusion.

Glimmer of Hope: If more people know ASL, there will be people start to feel included after struggling everyday. I know personally, if I learn, I will be able to open my eyes to a different culture. 

Novel Situation: If I learned ASL I could teach other people and allow for those to feel more included. I personally would just feel more capable of loving others when/if I learned ASL.

Credible Authority: I have purchased an online class that is allowing me to learn the basics.

Vision: I plan to put together a video of me learning and practicing my new skills. This is all so that people can see what I've learned and see that it's not as hard as it seems.