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Deaf in America: American Sign Language (Part 1)
Millions of Americans are Deaf or hard of hearing, and many rely on American Sign Language or ASL to communicate. Nightly Films follows students and teachers at Connecticut's American School for the Deaf, where ASL was born -- to learn its vibrant history, explore its rich culture and the misperceptions many still have of ASL -- and reveal what it's really like being Deaf in America.