Recent content by MoniqueMarie

Thanks everyone! :mrgreen: Your opinions were very helpful!

Thank you! yeah I did figure out that none of the primates use ASL, but that there were many attempts to teach ASL specifically to primates. The most famous, Koko the gorilla, does use many similar signs to ASL, with some she herself has made up, and some that are just more literal than the...

I am writing a research paper for my ASL class (and I'm also interested to know just for my own personal understanding) about teaching ASL and other forms of sign language to primates. I wanted to know how the deaf community feels about this topic. Is it controversial or do most deaf...