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ASL Elementary Teaching Cert Flyer

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…

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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…

Alexa Simmons

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

Emily Fermier

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…

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Headshot of Whitney Hutchinson
Lecturer
hutchinson.433@osu.edu
Amanda Hix
Lecturer
hix.39@osu.edu
Kristin Wickham-Saxon
Assistant Professional Practice Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, and Assistant Director of the Center for ASL and Deaf Equity
wickham-saxon.1@osu.edu
Heidi Kinnamon
Assistant Professional Practice Professor and Language Director
kinnamon.29@osu.edu

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