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How Access to ASL Transformed My Life
Growing up mainstreamed as a Deaf child was isolating for Rikki—but learning ASL changed everything. Read how language access transformed her life and career.
Having access to language, information, and people makes all the difference in the world ... ASL gave me friends, community, and work. It gave me a life.
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Rikki Poynter
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