𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘

✧ Black American Sign Language ✧

Black American Sign Language (BASL) is a dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) used most commonly by deaf Black Americans in the United States. The divergence from ASL was influenced by the segregation of schools in the American South based on race, creating a language community among Black deaf signers at black schools. A...

#UnitedStates #BASL #ASL #South #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_American_Sign_Language

@mpfpr conducts workshop for lawyers🇱🇰 on #HumanRights and Lawyering in Times of Crisis, held in collaboration with the Bar Association of #SriLanka.

This was the third & final workshop for lawyers under the Foundation’s current @AuswaertigesAmt project.

See▶️ https://www.mpfpr.de/2025/10/21/foundation-conducts-workshop-for-lawyers-in-sri-lanka-on-human-rights-and-lawyering-in-times-of-crisis/

#BASL #SriLanka #HumanRights #FundamentalRights #rightsbasedapproach #RuleofLaw #MPFPR

We usually try to watch the #ASL versions of movies and shows mainly to make sure they continue to get produced, but also because it's enjoyable to watch the interpretations. But #Sinners in #BASL is (so far) our favorite.

#accessibility #inclusion #representation

🚨 'Sinners' Movie PSA 🚨

“Accessibility within streaming is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Our goal ... is to make these great stories accessible to all audiences in a way that is authentic to the content and the communities we serve ...”

'Sinners' will be streamed on Max in BASL (Black American Sign Language) - the first time a streaming service has ever done this.

'BASL is “a distinct dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) with its own dynamic history and unique grammar, signing space, rhythm, facial expressions and cultural nuances,” and "marks “a major step forward in accessibility, representation and visibility in streaming." '

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sinners-black-american-sign-language-basl-version-on-max-1236302908/

#BASL #SignLanguage #Sinners #BlackDeaf #BlackFedi

@mpfpr held a workshop in 🇱🇰Kandy, focusing on " #HumanRights and Lawyering in Times of Crisis" in collaboration with the #BarAssociation of #SriLanka.
Generously supported by @AuswaertigesAmt

For further reading, see ⬇️
https://www.mpfpr.de/2025/04/09/foundation-holds-workshop-for-lawyers-in-sri-lanka-on-human-rights-and-lawyering-in-times-of-crisis/

#BASL #MPFPR #RuleOfLaw

Looking up #ASL vocabulary, I don’t usually find videos of Black folks.

#BlackASL #BASL

Because of segration, #BlackDeaf people developed their own distinctive version of American Sign Language. Here's a page on #BlackASL and #BlackDeafHistory made by CSDHH in Greensboro, NC (where so much other #CivilRights activity has happened!) for #BlackHistoryMonth in 2021: http://www.csdhh.org/black-asl. Definitely worth circulating every year!

#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #BlackTwitter #ASL #BASL #DeafCulture

This is a fascinating look at how #SignLanguage (specifically in this article, #ASL and #BASL) is changing as technology and society change, and how it’s changing faster now than ever in the past.

“Many signs are metaphorical, linking visual objects or gestures to concepts. So when cultural shifts change the very concept of a word, a sign may no longer make sense.

“One example, according to linguists like Dr. Shaw, is the word ‘privilege,’ which is increasingly used in discussions about which groups have more social advantage, such as white privilege or male privilege.”

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/07/26/us/american-sign-language-changes.html