Linguicism in the Signing Community through Multicultural Lens
April 23, 2022
9AM to 12PM EST
Workshop will be followed by a GaRID Town Hall Meeting
12:30PM to 2:30PM EST
These events will be presented in ASL.
Free for GaRID Members / $35 for non-members.
No refunds after April 15, 2022.
Workshop Presented by:
Candace Jones, M.Ed
Candace Jones earned a bachelor's degree in Social Work from Gallaudet University. Candace also holds a master's degree in Deaf Education from Valdosta State University. She is one of the few Black Deaf certified educators in the USA, teaching Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in k-12 Deaf Education settings. She worked at the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf for 14 years, especially teaching ASL and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) to middle and high school students. Candace has also worked as a consultant for Georgia State University's Center on Literacy and Deafness (CLAD). She is currently working as the Director for the office of the Chief Bilingual Officer division at Gallaudet University helping to establish a new Heritage Sign Languages Center.
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