Originally Posted by jillio

You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. You seem to forget that the one person that was most influential in having ASL recognized as a complete and total language, and thereby elevating it to the status it has today was hearing.

So, Stokoe was mocking the Deaf?

What about hearing individuals with apraxia, or CPD, or disorders that result in muteness? They aren't permitted to utilize ASL for communication? They are mocking the Deaf?

Given the fact that you are just learning the language, you make some incredibly naive statements.