How hard is it to learn American Sign Language?

Why is learning American Sign Language (ASL) a challenge? One of the big misconceptions about sign language that hearing people generally has the impression that learning a signed language is easy. It is not. read more

There is a perception that learning sign language is hard, and, in a way, it is both true and not true. It depends largely on what type of sign language you are trying to learn. read more

Languages are hard to learn, especially if you're an adult past the age of optimal language learning (around the onset of puberty). One has to learn vocabulary, grammar, social norms for usage, and so on. read more