Black American Sign Language (BASL) or Black Sign Variation (BSV) is used by Deaf Black Americans in the U.S. The variation from American Sign Language (ASL) was highly influenced by the segregation of schools in the South. Since the schools at the time were separated based upon race, it created two language communities among Deaf signers. There […]

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