The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/deaf-awareness-project/)
Cornell will roll out some of its first American Sign language courses — to be taught by newly-hired Prof. Brenda Schertz, American Sign Language at the University of Rochester — in fall 2019.
“I think it’s been a really long journey for all of us,” founding member of Cornell University Deaf Awareness Project Jackie Rachaf ’14 told The Sun.
The new College of Arts and Sciences curriculum proposal passed Tuesday. The changes will allow students to take sign language to fulfill the college’s language requirement and will have a “social difference” requirement. The college is hoping to implement these changes in Fall 2020.