What evidence suggests that ASL is being recognized as a legitimate language?
a) American Sign Language is now offered as part of the curriculum in schools and colleges and sometimes fulfills a foreign language requirement.
b) ASL was recognized as a legitimate language in a resolution passed by the President of the United States.
c) The United Nations recently passed a resolution acknowledging that sign language is one of the major languages used across the globe.
d) Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, deaf people must have access to people who use ASL whenever they have business to conduct with the government.
A
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