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American Sign language is the official language of the deaf community in the United States. Recent estimates assert that anywhere from 500,000 to 2,000,000 Americans speak the language today. With both accidental and inherited deafness affecting millions of students, the job of teaching sign language is crucial to the functionality of deaf Americans. The language uses the hand, head, and body to communicate English. Though it is a substitute for spoken language, its grammar and syntax are different from that of spoken English. School is challenging enough without a language barrier, so qualified and skilled ASL teachers are in high demand.

The American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) is a national organization for teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing. ASLTA recommends that a teacher have a Bachelor’s in Deaf Education from an accredited college or university, be accredited by ASLTA, and have at least five years experience with the fluent use of ASL. ASL teachers will instruct students in sign language using a standard curriculum. In addition, teachers accredited in ASL can teach students in any variety of subjects, following curricula of normal classes but interpreting lessons into ASL.

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