ASL Lexicographer Field Notes (002) @sign-language
ASL Lexicographer Field Notes (002)  @sign-language
Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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William G. Vicars, Ed.D., (a.k.a. "Dr. Bill" of ASL University) is a former full-time, tenured, full-professor, and researcher at Sacramento State University where he served as coordinator of the American Sign Language and Deaf Studies bachelor degree program. He is Deaf. He holds an earned doctorate in Deaf Studies / Deaf Education from Lamar University in Texas, and has over 30 years of experience instructing and providing workshops in a wide variety of settings including internationally (Singapore, Guyana, etc.) in-person and online. He is the director of Lifeprint.com -- one of the world's most popular web destinations for learning about sign language and Deaf people. Through his YouTube channel at YouTube.com/@sign-language he shares ASL instruction with over 500,000 subscribers. He is married to Deaf culture researcher and pundit Bee Vicars, MFA, who is also Deaf.

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For a great “100 First ASL Signs” resource, see:
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To learn basic fingerspelling see youtu.be/va1aAXpVr2w

Instructor Bio, see:
lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/instructor.htm
Take care and love to you all.
- Dr. Bill
:)

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ASL Lexicographer Field Notes (002)
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ASL Lexicographer Field Notes (002)

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