{"id":3320,"date":"2019-08-19T23:57:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T23:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deaftec.org\/stem-dictionary\/?page_id=3320"},"modified":"2019-08-20T01:22:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T01:22:50","slug":"about-the-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deaftec.org\/stem-dictionary\/about-the-project\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"STEM ASL Video Dictionary Promo\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SlM_n5t-BlU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the vocabularies of STEM disciplines are often not used in the common vernacular of the ASL community, interpreters, teachers and tutors are forced to create technical signs for these words or concepts ad hoc, which may result in signs that lack both semantic accuracy and specificity. In educational settings, these technical signs may also be different from one course to the next, and from one instructor to the next. For the deaf or hard-of-hearing student, this is extremely problematic and interferes with the acquisition of knowledge.<br><br>To address these concerns DeafTEC, with the support of a gift from The Dow Chemical Company, has developed this STEM ASL Dictionary under the stewardship of Geoff Poor, Professor of American Sign Language (ASL) at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) in Rochester, NY. In the video to the right, Geoff explains the purpose of the dictionary, how it was created, how it works, and who it is for.<br><br>Please note that, like all dictionaries, this is a work in progress. It is a start but is not exhaustive. We invite you to email suggestions for additional terms and other improvements to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/mailto:aslstem@rit.edu\/\">aslstem@rit.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"21\" src=\"https:\/\/deaftec.org\/stem-dictionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/dow2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3321\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This project has been funded in part by The Dow Chemical Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project Director: <\/strong>Geoffrey S. Poor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information Technology Team:\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Geoffrey S. Poor, Raja Kushalnagar, Dale Moore, with contributions from Noella Kolash<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Videography: Donald Feigel<br>Programming and Web Development: Matt Dana<br>ASL Models: Marguerite Carrillo, Kristi Love, Amyjade Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lab Sciences Team: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Geoffrey S. Poor, Camille Ouellette, and Tammi Mascioletti, with contributions from Jeff Shaul<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Videography: Donald Feigel<br>Programming and Web Development: Matt Dana and Rich Kenyon<br>ASL Models: Tammi Mascioletti and Jason Listman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mathematics Team: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Geoffrey S. Poor, Keith Mousley, Alanna Palardy, and Emily Sidansky<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Videography: Ander Kazmerski<br>Programming and Web Development: Matt Dana and Rich Kenyon<br>ASL Models: Gary Blatto-Vallee and Amyjade Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special thanks to the following for their important contributions:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind<br>St. Petersburg (FL) College<br>Texas School for the Deaf<br>Austin (TX) Community College<br>California School for the Deaf Riverside<br>Ohlone (CA) College<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the vocabularies of STEM disciplines are often not used in the common vernacular of the ASL community, interpreters, teachers and tutors are forced to create technical signs for these words or concepts ad hoc, which may result in signs that lack both semantic accuracy and specificity. 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