Authentic Voices, Authentic Encounters: Cripping the University Through American Sign Language

Authors

  • Octavian Robinson St. Catherine University
  • Jonathan Henner University of North Carolina, Greensboro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v38i4.6111

Abstract

Discussions on disability justice within the university have centered disabled students but leaves us with questions about disability justice for the disabled scholar and disabled communities affiliated with universities through the lens of signed language instruction and deaf people. Universities use American Sign Language (ASL) programs to exploit the labors of deaf people without providing a return to disabled communities or disabled academics. ASL courses offers valuable avenues for cripping the university. Through the framework of cripping, we argue universities that offer ASL classes and profit from them have an obligation to ensure that disabled students and disabled academics are able to navigate and succeed in their systems. Disabled students, communities, and academics should capitalize upon the popularity of ASL to expand accessibility and the place of disability in higher education.

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Published

2018-12-21

How to Cite

Robinson, O., & Henner, J. (2018). Authentic Voices, Authentic Encounters: Cripping the University Through American Sign Language. Disability Studies Quarterly, 38(4). https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v38i4.6111

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Section

Re-Framing