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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's just because there aren't the reading and writing components that are typically associated with advanced language classes.[/quote]

Ok, but it is a [b]different skill set[/b] and certainly more applicable (one could argue) within the US than German or French or Italian. [/quote]

You are correct that it could be more applicable in US (and it's pretty cool) BUT perhaps ASL doesn't access "THE" skill set the college is looking to expose them to with the language requirement.

Let's be honest, a person that opts for only ASL over spoken languages (not in addition to) has potentially done so to avoid some portion of the skills they didn't like ( and are required) in the other language classes. No judgment intended... just saying that the if skill sets are so different then it's understandable a college might not accept ASL.
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Yes.  It is often people with language based disabilities, like dyslexia.  It is essentially an accommodation.  ASL is not easy and it has it’s own grammatical structure and there is a deaf culture.  The only thing missing is the writing and decoding, which dyslexics struggle with.  I think there is some perception that it is a cop out or an easy way out.  My kid is in her 4th year of ASL and she has used it IRL numerous times.  It’s a useful language.  Perhaps dying a bit as people opt for cochlear implants, but Latin is an actual dead language and some universities take that.

It’s disappointing for dyslexics and a bit scary to be faced with a written language requirement.[/quote]

I'm PP above - I would think if a dyslexic student could get an accommodation for HS then you would approach the college for similar accommodations, no?  Seems like a different situation than OP.  Or if this IS OP's situation, then we have a suggested solution....[/quote]

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