Help Make ASL Required for All Audiology Programs Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/help-make-asl-required-for-all-audiology-programs.html Online petition signatures en-us Wed, 8 Apr 2026 12:50 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Joshua Edwards [Signature #381] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21934413?utm_medium=rss Sun, 10 Dec 2017 02:02:33 UTC 21934413 Cassie Turner [Signature #380] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21821992?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Nov 2017 07:42:41 UTC 21821992 Abby Crimmins [Signature #379] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21175588?utm_medium=rss If AuDs are going to work with Deaf individuals, they need to be fluent in both English and ASL.

]]> Sat, 11 Mar 2017 03:25:50 UTC 21175588 Jackie Laszlo [Signature #378] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21096517?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Mar 2017 07:15:23 UTC 21096517 Samantha Redmond [Signature #377] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20988448?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Jan 2017 02:29:02 UTC 20988448 Matthew Bakke [Signature #376] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20960901?utm_medium=rss Even a minimum of basic ASL will make a huge difference to our deaf clients and bring respect (and referrals) to our practices and clinics. It is in keeping with the CLAS Standards (https://www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/).

]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2016 01:20:35 UTC 20960901 Jaydin H [Signature #375] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20950185?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Dec 2016 07:33:52 UTC 20950185 Delphanie Wu [Signature #374] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20946448?utm_medium=rss Love this! I have been doing some research related to this for the past year. Please feel free to contact me (:

]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2016 11:59:27 UTC 20946448 Anonymous [Signature #373] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20945695?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Dec 2016 12:55:54 UTC 20945695 Jacelyn Olson [Signature #372] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20945392?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Dec 2016 09:14:35 UTC 20945392 Madeleine Thomas [Signature #371] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20945321?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Dec 2016 08:30:00 UTC 20945321 Megan Vargo [Signature #370] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20945186?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Dec 2016 07:21:03 UTC 20945186 Mary Garvert [Signature #369] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20945181?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Dec 2016 07:19:01 UTC 20945181 Anonymous [Signature #368] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20945108?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Dec 2016 06:46:55 UTC 20945108 Anonymous [Signature #367] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20945042?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Dec 2016 06:12:42 UTC 20945042 Anonymous [Signature #366] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20944969?utm_medium=rss As a student I have been frustrated looking into what classes my last semester entails. For the semester before our fourth year externship we only have one course audiology requirement left. However, we are still expected to take at least 12 credits to maintain the full time student status. This means we are filling our schedules with electives. I believe in learning and the opportunity to learn about other issues related to our field, however, I think sign language is vital to learn and practice throughout and AuD program. As someone who wants to work as an educational audiologist it is extremely frustrating that ASL is not required, let alone offered, which means I have to pay for a course in the community and devote time that I don't have to learning it elsewhere.

]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2016 05:42:21 UTC 20944969 Anonymous [Signature #365] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20944943?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Dec 2016 05:33:09 UTC 20944943 Dr. Kristie Dannemiller-Smith [Signature #364] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20944889?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Dec 2016 05:13:01 UTC 20944889 Anonymous [Signature #363] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20944787?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Dec 2016 04:31:17 UTC 20944787 Brittany Finkler [Signature #362] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20944741?utm_medium=rss The reasoning above makes total sense to me (it was required in our program) and makes for better communication between patient and provider.

]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2016 04:10:49 UTC 20944741 Kim Marie Nicols [Signature #361] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20944551?utm_medium=rss I am bi-lingual in ASL and work in an audiological practice (although my background is in social work and education). AuD programs should have course requirements on Deaf culture, which would include some instruction in ASL. It could teach them the perspective of diversity instead of disability, respect for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, and confront the medical model that is often too focused on treatment and cures. Such a course should encourage interactions in the Deaf community and provide information about accessibility through technology and interpreters, But the expectation that all AuD students should become fluent in ASL is unrealistic, The majority of their future clientele will have an acquired hearing loss and not be native ASL users. Such a program should also be extended to hearing instrument specialists and audiological assistants.

]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2016 01:10:31 UTC 20944551 Lyn Woolmaker [Signature #360] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20941431?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Dec 2016 11:20:29 UTC 20941431 Larry Medwetsky [Signature #359] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20919934?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Dec 2016 02:45:23 UTC 20919934 Lauren Canary [Signature #358] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20900976?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Nov 2016 08:26:55 UTC 20900976 Breanna Hall [Signature #357] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20900861?utm_medium=rss Audiologists should be able to communicate with their patients who use ASL as their main form of communication!

]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2016 07:27:30 UTC 20900861 Samantha Kinsley [Signature #356] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20900388?utm_medium=rss My son is deaf, and he's going to always have audiologist in his life, that's why I think they should know sign language.

]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2016 01:40:54 UTC 20900388 Kevin Kinsley [Signature #355] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20900370?utm_medium=rss As a deaf individual it hasn't been emensly difficult to communicate with my
Doctors, even after reminding them over me over that I can't her them. Which they should know honestly.

]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2016 01:19:37 UTC 20900370 jazmine Joyce [Signature #354] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20898930?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:54:10 UTC 20898930 Lucas Lancaster [Signature #353] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20898671?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Nov 2016 10:03:12 UTC 20898671 Anonymous [Signature #352] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20897708?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:58:19 UTC 20897708 Kyle E [Signature #351] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20895569?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Nov 2016 10:59:57 UTC 20895569 Christine Chester [Signature #350] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20895353?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Nov 2016 06:18:48 UTC 20895353 Sue Goble [Signature #349] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20895013?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Nov 2016 08:47:19 UTC 20895013 Sarah Likly [Signature #348] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20894939?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Nov 2016 07:58:56 UTC 20894939 Chris Davis [Signature #347] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20884262?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Nov 2016 05:35:09 UTC 20884262 Marjorie Bates [Signature #346] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20873121?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Nov 2016 01:13:36 UTC 20873121 Anonymous [Signature #345] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20868645?utm_medium=rss Yes, Use ASL!

]]> Tue, 8 Nov 2016 05:04:32 UTC 20868645 Michael Kellett [Signature #344] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20864223?utm_medium=rss Mon, 7 Nov 2016 12:53:38 UTC 20864223 Donna Southerland [Signature #343] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20862361?utm_medium=rss Deaf access right to have ASL!

]]> Sun, 6 Nov 2016 12:23:42 UTC 20862361 Lynn Dawson [Signature #342] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20860089?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Nov 2016 08:37:57 UTC 20860089 Patricia Duran [Signature #341] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20859483?utm_medium=rss ASL is require for Deaf's communication accesses!

]]> Sat, 5 Nov 2016 05:32:52 UTC 20859483 Brian Fleming [Signature #340] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20859473?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Nov 2016 05:29:58 UTC 20859473 Melissa Duggan [Signature #339] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20859070?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Nov 2016 12:13:10 UTC 20859070 Jamie Spritzer [Signature #338] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20858870?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Nov 2016 09:56:23 UTC 20858870 Lizabeth Grover [Signature #337] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20858502?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Nov 2016 04:59:23 UTC 20858502 Heather Russell [Signature #336] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20858248?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Nov 2016 11:02:02 UTC 20858248 Ron Harrelson [Signature #335] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20858146?utm_medium=rss Many Deaf people who use ASL also use hearing aids or cochlear implants.
My former audiologist learned ASL and was a respected member of our local Deaf community. Since she knew ASL fluently, she was better able to address her clients needs in a more direct way than if she had not known ASL..

Also since she knew ASL and was active in the local Deaf community, she could relate to her patients culturally as well as medically and therefore bring together the medical view of deafness and the cultural heritage view of deafness. Therefore relating to the whole person, not just his or her ears.

]]> Fri, 4 Nov 2016 09:18:42 UTC 20858146 Anonymous [Signature #334] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20858099?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Nov 2016 08:35:23 UTC 20858099 Cheryl Quintal [Signature #333] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20858067?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Nov 2016 08:15:36 UTC 20858067 C. Diane Johnson [Signature #332] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20857959?utm_medium=rss Keep our ASL!!!!

]]> Fri, 4 Nov 2016 07:11:43 UTC 20857959 Christine Pounds [Signature #331] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20857923?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Nov 2016 06:40:47 UTC 20857923 Michael Thompson [Signature #330] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20857902?utm_medium=rss Please help us suffer no more.

]]> Fri, 4 Nov 2016 06:32:08 UTC 20857902 Anonymous [Signature #329] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20857593?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Nov 2016 04:01:14 UTC 20857593 Xiomara Rivera-Valenzuela [Signature #328] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20857333?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Nov 2016 01:17:00 UTC 20857333 Richard Terry [Signature #327] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20856091?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:22:03 UTC 20856091 Sheri Crooker [Signature #326] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20856051?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 10:52:14 UTC 20856051 Mark Suffridge [Signature #325] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20855993?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 09:58:14 UTC 20855993 Anna Slye [Signature #324] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20855989?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 09:56:16 UTC 20855989 Katy Daniel-Rivera [Signature #323] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20855903?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 08:47:40 UTC 20855903 Julia Murphy [Signature #322] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20855850?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 08:15:38 UTC 20855850 Anonymous [Signature #321] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20855252?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 02:46:19 UTC 20855252 Ed Nagy [Signature #320] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20855239?utm_medium=rss Having worked with hearing impaired and deaf students and adults this is a logical and reasonable request.

]]> Thu, 3 Nov 2016 02:34:29 UTC 20855239 leslie Gray [Signature #319] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20855163?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 01:54:17 UTC 20855163 Dawn Tucksmith [Signature #318] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20855096?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 01:17:28 UTC 20855096 RICHARD TUCKSMITH [Signature #317] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20855029?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 12:35:01 UTC 20855029 Anonymous [Signature #316] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20855017?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 12:27:25 UTC 20855017 Heather Johnson [Signature #315] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854973?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 12:03:38 UTC 20854973 Marilyn Lapsley [Signature #314] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854969?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 12:02:57 UTC 20854969 M Sheila Rabaut [Signature #313] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854959?utm_medium=rss This is sensible.

]]> Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:57:57 UTC 20854959 Sandra Schofield [Signature #312] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854955?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:52:58 UTC 20854955 Bev O'Brien [Signature #311] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854952?utm_medium=rss I cannot believe it hasn't been part of the curriculum!

]]> Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:50:37 UTC 20854952 Loise Schofield [Signature #310] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854947?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:47:49 UTC 20854947 Diane Gay [Signature #309] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854939?utm_medium=rss All AuD programs should require its students to take ASL courses

]]> Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:45:09 UTC 20854939 Andrew Murphy [Signature #308] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854910?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:29:55 UTC 20854910 Charlene Gordon [Signature #307] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854897?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:24:48 UTC 20854897 Tina Vladyka [Signature #306] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854896?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:24:07 UTC 20854896 Mike Murphy Jr. [Signature #305] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854890?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:22:08 UTC 20854890 Elizabeth Woodruff [Signature #304] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854889?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:21:50 UTC 20854889 Michael Murphy [Signature #303] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854882?utm_medium=rss In my vie this idea passes the "common sense" test!!

]]> Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:20:13 UTC 20854882 Madeline Murphy [Signature #302] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854874?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:15:42 UTC 20854874 Anonymous [Signature #301] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854862?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:12:48 UTC 20854862 Christopher Emerson [Signature #300] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20854492?utm_medium=rss Audiology must take ASL and aware of Deaf cultures. Today many places failed to meet Deaf needs.

]]> Thu, 3 Nov 2016 08:22:22 UTC 20854492 Anonymous [Signature #299] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20853992?utm_medium=rss grew up forced to speak to be prepared to speak and read lips by the time I get older. Made me fall behind in school. it was so hard. please stop. allow sign language to make it easier! to grasp while learning, can't hurt!

]]> Thu, 3 Nov 2016 01:28:25 UTC 20853992 Kevin Kessler [Signature #298] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20853857?utm_medium=rss Audiologists need to Stop pushing phonocentrism on deaf children, and practice referring hearing parents to a neutral consultation of cultural options awareness for deaf people.

]]> Wed, 2 Nov 2016 11:32:09 UTC 20853857 Kristin Hegberg [Signature #297] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20853501?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Nov 2016 08:30:29 UTC 20853501 Anonymous [Signature #296] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20853405?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Nov 2016 07:29:36 UTC 20853405 Anonymous [Signature #295] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20852758?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Nov 2016 03:12:26 UTC 20852758 Kelly Kritz [Signature #294] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20852563?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Nov 2016 01:26:55 UTC 20852563 Joan Hoover [Signature #293] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20852199?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Nov 2016 10:02:45 UTC 20852199 Anonymous [Signature #292] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20852187?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Nov 2016 09:56:58 UTC 20852187 Ingrid Cross [Signature #291] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20852119?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Nov 2016 09:23:32 UTC 20852119 Cheryl Wakeman [Signature #290] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20852085?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Nov 2016 09:06:52 UTC 20852085 Anonymous [Signature #289] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20851980?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Nov 2016 08:09:32 UTC 20851980 Renay Miller [Signature #288] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20851956?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Nov 2016 07:56:43 UTC 20851956 Linda Lewis [Signature #287] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20851235?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Nov 2016 10:47:14 UTC 20851235 Dan Fisher [Signature #286] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20851179?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Nov 2016 10:10:14 UTC 20851179 Rachel Vollmar [Signature #285] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20851142?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Nov 2016 09:51:16 UTC 20851142 Jenny Saffran [Signature #284] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20851009?utm_medium=rss Strongly agree!

]]> Tue, 1 Nov 2016 08:34:25 UTC 20851009 Danielle Mercer [Signature #283] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20850974?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Nov 2016 08:16:55 UTC 20850974 Christa White [Signature #282] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20850948?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Nov 2016 07:58:32 UTC 20850948