Our Vision
To transform how ASL-signers navigate, learn, and explore the world through American Sign Language
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Our Mission
We take a human-first approach in creating rich, dynamic ASL-centric learning experiences and technologies that align with the preferences, wishes, and needs of ASL-signers from diverse backgrounds.
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Our Values
We are inspired by our shared humanity, our curiosity, our desire to explore and grow. Learning is more exciting, beneficial and meaningful in our strongest language, so we use our experience as researchers, linguists, and educators to innovate instructional tools that are positive and enriching for deaf ASL-signers of all ages, and maximize learning and language accessibility.
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Our Story
ASL Education Center (AEC) was created to explore unconventional ideas, host critical conversations, and leverage the possibilities of inclusive technology to ensure authentic and accessible experiences for all deaf ASL-signing learners. We have studied and developed a standardized ASL language arts assessment, explored novel approaches to teaching STEM, and conducted research on providing standardized assessments in ASL. Decades of foundational work have led to the development of our ASL-centric design principles and philosophy. We collaborate with subject matter experts, universities, schools, assessment companies, states, and organizations and ensure that all of our products and services are of the highest quality.