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American Sign Language Elementary-Level Teaching Certificate

New for Spring 2026!! Application deadline: Dec. 1st  Ohio State’s 100% online American Sign Language (ASL) Elementary-Level Teaching Certificate prepares fluent signers and current instructors…

Marla Berkowitz: Hope Through ASL

Marla Berkowitz is an American Sign Language (“ASL”) instructor at The Ohio State University and Ohio’s only Certified Deaf Interpreter. Focusing on accessibility and service to…

ASL Lecturer Alexa-Paulay Simmons presented at TEDxOhioStateUniversity, internalized audism and the perpetuation of stigmas tied around deaf people

Aces of Trades: OSU Marion lecturer finds her career sign next door

“Emily is a very talented American Sign Language instructor,” assessed Dr. Leslie Beyer-Hermsen, assistant dean at OSU Marion. “She’s very passionate about her subject matter and her enthusiasm…