ASL Fact vs Myth Assessment

ASL is not a "real" language

• FACT

• MYTH

ASL is a universal language

• FACT

• MYTH

Facial expressions are an important part of ASL grammar

• FACT

• MYTH

Everyone who is deaf uses ASL

• FACT

• MYTH

Deaf people cannot speak

• FACT

• MYTH

You can communicate fluently in ASL without moving your face

• FACT

• MYTH

Hearing people can learn and become fluent in ASL

• FACT

• MYTH

Baby sign language is the same as ASL

• FACT

• MYTH

Technology like hearing aids has made ASL obsolete

• FACT

• MYTH

ASL is in the top 5 most common languages in the United States

• FACT

• MYTH