Preservation of the Sign Language (1913)
• December 31st, 1913 • 0h 14min
Documentary
Overview
George Veditz, one-time president of the National Association of the Deaf of the United States, outlines the right of deaf people to sign instead of speak. The film is presented in American Sign Language and has no sub- or intertitles.
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