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U. of Mich.-Flint accepts ASL as foreign language -- chicagotribune.com
The University of Michigan-Flint is the latest school in the state to accept American Sign Language as a foreign language.
The Flint Journal reported Friday the decision follows years of effort by Jill Maxwell of for the designation. Maxwell graduated in December and substitute teaches at the Michigan School for the Deaf in Flint.
The 32-year-old DeWitt resident argued it was discriminatory not to accept ASL for second language requirements.
Maxwell isn't deaf, but has deaf family members and has studied ASL.
D.J. Trela, dean of UM-Flint's College of Arts and Sciences, says faculty studied the issue for 14 months.
The University of Michigan-Flint is the latest school in the state to accept American Sign Language as a foreign language.
The Flint Journal reported Friday the decision follows years of effort by Jill Maxwell of for the designation. Maxwell graduated in December and substitute teaches at the Michigan School for the Deaf in Flint.
The 32-year-old DeWitt resident argued it was discriminatory not to accept ASL for second language requirements.
Maxwell isn't deaf, but has deaf family members and has studied ASL.
D.J. Trela, dean of UM-Flint's College of Arts and Sciences, says faculty studied the issue for 14 months.