As a matter of fact, the public library is becoming a forceful agent of change in the access movement. With ASL videos showing up on public library shelves, ASL at last comes within reach of every American. ASL instructional videos in public libraries put visual communication in the hands of hearing parents of deaf children. Teachers of deaf students and sign language interpreters find sign-refining tools, insight, inspiration and humor through public library access to ASL linguists, storytellers, poets, and comedians. Deaf people discover a history and a culture that some may choose to claim as their own.
Information is power.
ASL videos in public libraries offer this power to those who have finally won the right to see it for themselves. American Sign Language. Check It Out. Bring It Home. 2000 ASL Access.