Title 38 — Educational Institutions.
65 chapters · 836 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 38-2431 Findings
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(a) American Sign Language (“ASL”) is one of the top 4 widely used languages in the United States and Canada. (b) The District of Columbia has over 20,000 deaf and hard of hearing residents, many of whom use ASL as their primary language. (c) ASL has met the accepted linguistic c…
D.C. Code § 38-2432 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “American Sign Language” or “ASL” means a visual language that is separate and distinct from English and other languages, and uses the hands, arms, facial markers, and body movements to convey grammatical information. (2) “ASLTA” me…
D.C. Code § 38-2433 American Sign Language instruction
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(a) American Sign Language may be offered in elementary and secondary public schools, community colleges, and 4-year universities and colleges, as a modern foreign language for which credit may be given. In secondary public schools, where offered for credit, ASL courses may be ta…