ASL Deaf Event Visit to Pennsylvania school for deaf
Tatiana Bazile
September 18, 2013
AS 101 12:15- 1:20
Melanie Drolsbaugh
Deaf Event
Excited, I was truly excited because I’ve always wanted to visit a Deaf school and today was the day I would be visiting the Pennsylvania school for the Deaf (PSD). A school located in the suburban neighborhood of 100 West School House Lane and there we were welcomed! Our tour guide was all smiles as we entered the visitor center full of amazing architecture and beautiful showcases of student work hanging on walls. A group of three we were and were all students at some university in Pennsylvania. She let us know that one of the people that built the building was deaf himself and left in mind that this was going to be a school for deaf students and made it to their benefit including floor color changes when near a classroom door. The rooms where large and full of resources for the students to use. There at PSD were students ranging from early childhood education to twelfth grade. Over 200 students attended this institution. Not every student there was deaf. Some there just attended the early childhood program where they shared a classroom with other kids who were deaf and played together. Our tour guide signed and spoke English simultaneously for us who are just beginning to learn sign. Our tour guide wasn’t deaf but her daughter had meningitis at the age of two which caused her to become deaf. Immediately she started to take classes and learned sign language. Her daughter attended PSD at a young age; from then on she began working there herself. All the staff must be able to sign even if it is introductory sign language. I was already falling in love with the school and didn’t even begin my tour yet.
As the tour guide signed I began to learn some new words. Two words that I learned were Disney World which involved hands making the shape of mickey mouse’s’ ears and school day which was a clap and formed arms like a clock going down for day. The tour guide only
September 18, 2013
AS 101 12:15- 1:20
Melanie Drolsbaugh
Deaf Event
Excited, I was truly excited because I’ve always wanted to visit a Deaf school and today was the day I would be visiting the Pennsylvania school for the Deaf (PSD). A school located in the suburban neighborhood of 100 West School House Lane and there we were welcomed! Our tour guide was all smiles as we entered the visitor center full of amazing architecture and beautiful showcases of student work hanging on walls. A group of three we were and were all students at some university in Pennsylvania. She let us know that one of the people that built the building was deaf himself and left in mind that this was going to be a school for deaf students and made it to their benefit including floor color changes when near a classroom door. The rooms where large and full of resources for the students to use. There at PSD were students ranging from early childhood education to twelfth grade. Over 200 students attended this institution. Not every student there was deaf. Some there just attended the early childhood program where they shared a classroom with other kids who were deaf and played together. Our tour guide signed and spoke English simultaneously for us who are just beginning to learn sign. Our tour guide wasn’t deaf but her daughter had meningitis at the age of two which caused her to become deaf. Immediately she started to take classes and learned sign language. Her daughter attended PSD at a young age; from then on she began working there herself. All the staff must be able to sign even if it is introductory sign language. I was already falling in love with the school and didn’t even begin my tour yet.
As the tour guide signed I began to learn some new words. Two words that I learned were Disney World which involved hands making the shape of mickey mouse’s’ ears and school day which was a clap and formed arms like a clock going down for day. The tour guide only