SFU ASL

Join the club: Sign away with SFU ASL

By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor  I don’t think a lot of clubs on campus can credit Switched at Birth for their genesis, but SFU ASL can. That’s how club founder Bianca Verjee got interested in the world, culture, and language of American Sign Language (ASL), as she told The Peak. Switched at Birth features a Deaf protagonist and a cast of Deaf actors, all of whom sign on screen. Afte she got into the show, Verjee was inspired to start taking ASL classes through UBC’ Extended Learning program, and has since moved on to more advanced classes with Vancouver Community…

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