Communication Strategies: Working With the Deaf Community

Join Bill Morgan, Artistic Manager, SignStage, on Thursday July 16th for an overview of Deaf culture and  the opportunity to learn common ASL (American Sign Language) signs used in a library setting.

Learning Objectives: 

• Learn about Deaf Culture
• Learn common ASL signs for Libraries

Presenter:

William (Bill) Morgan is the Artistic Manager at CHSC (The Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center) where he controls the day to day activities of SignStage, a Deaf awareness program within the Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing department.  In Oct. 2013, Bill received an award from the Mayor of Cleveland for his “Creativity in Promoting Awareness of Deaf Culture”.  Bill also has several years experience producing and implementing school residencies that integrate theatre arts programming with American Sign Language and the State of Ohio Standards for the Arts.

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