Ni neno linalosemwa bila maneno ya kutamkwa—ASL SLAM ni nafasi wazi kwa washairi kutekeleza kazi zao katika Lugha ya Ishara ya Marekani (ASL). Kama mkurugenzi mtendaji wa ASL SLAM Douglas Ridloff anavyoeleza, ushairi wa ASL hautegemei ruwaza za midundo au mita ndani ya uchezaji wa sauti au maandishi; badala yake, sanaa ni "zaidi kuhusu harakati, wimbo wa kuona dhidi ya wimbo wa sauti." Utendaji wake ni usanii wa kustaajabisha na wenye nguvu wa kihisia ambao unaunganishwa na hadhira zote.
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Thank you for sharing Douglas's brilliance both in his creation of ASL SLAM and the light he shines on the gifts in the ASL community. We need to listen and learn from the expression of the deaf community who too often have been pushed to the sidelines.