representation
February 22, 2024
Representation in ASL interpretation
Yalanda Allgood’s journey unfolds from a moment on a porch when she was 10 years old. Her neighbor, a young Black man from the south, found himself in a unique position — his mother was Deaf. He was the only one out of three children that signed to her. “One day, I saw her sitting there on the porch, and I’m like, ‘Wow, she’s there by herself,’” Allgood said. “I went up to her, and we went back and forth, pointing and learning signs out of a signing dictionary.” This silent exchange is one of many reasons that American Sign...