Liberty’s inaugural class of American Sign Language students passes state exam Since its inception in the fall of 2013, Liberty University’s American Sign Language and Interpreting (ASLI) program has been thriving, with its inaugural set of students all passing the Virginia Quality Assurance Screening (VQAS). Nicole Thorn, the program director and assistant professor of ASLI, said students take the two-part […]
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By Amber Tiller Members of Deaf Church communicate through sign language As the service begins and the pastor prays, members of the Deaf Church, housed at Living Word Baptist Church, do not bow their heads or close their eyes. The congregation does not stick to tradition, instead looking intently at the preacher and experiencing the service — a deaf service […]
Read moreSigning degree becomes available This semester, Liberty University became the first school in Virginia to offer a Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language and Interpreting (ASLI). Although the first ASLI class was taught in spring of 2012, the degree was yet to be accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), Nicole Thorn, assistant professor of ASLI, said. […]
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