the part of this text that I was able to read, talked about the basics of sign language and how it is characterized as a language in the field of linguistics. This text explains how there are different meanings for similar signs based on hand shape, movement, location, orientation, and non-manual signs.

This article talks about the cognitive benefits of being bilingual such as better attention skills and task-switching, as well as the benefits towards people of age of 7 months to elderly citizens.

This article talks about the academic learning gaps between deaf and hearing students and how new technologies could be the solution to this problem. Although this animation could be a new translator, it is a difficult process as English and ASL are just as different as English and Chinese.

This article talks about the use of emojis in place of words. It describes emoji for serious, tragic matters as offensive and crass. They say when discussing these serious-type matters, it is better to say nothing at all than use emoji's to an express a verbally indescribable emotion.