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ASL at Mercy McAuley

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by Patrica McGeever There’s always conversation in Nicole Humphrey’s class at Mercy McAuley High School, but hardly a word is spoken aloud. She teaches American Sign Language (ASL), a new class offered this year. “We learn the alphabet first,” Humphrey said, before her list of “‘survival signs’ … like ‘yes,’ ‘no,’ ‘help,’ ‘bathroom’ and ‘water.’” Class starts with an activity or discussion, then the girls use ASL alphabet signs to play the Wordl…

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