Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
From "58-IN-MIND: Multilingual Teaching Strategies for Diverse Deaf Students."
Edited by Debbie Golos, Marlon Kuntze, Kimberly Wolbers, and Chris Kurz.
Find out more at https://gupress.gallaudet.edu/58-IN-MIND
Published by Gallaudet University Press.
****This video may not be repurposed or incorporated into other works in any way without the express written consent of the signer and the chapter authors.****
Video is signed by chapter co-author Fred Michael Beam.
Fred is a black man wearing a black sweatshirt, seated in front of a white wall and door.
Transcript:
Hello there, my name is Fred Beam (sign name F on forehead).
I am a performer, actor, dancer, director, choreographer, and producer. I have been in the field of performing arts for over 30 years. I also was a teacher. I have taught deaf children for about 25 years. I used to teach at Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington, DC. I also established several leadership training programs in Theater Arts for community members and youth who were interested in being involved and building leadership skills in theater, such as performing and leading theater in many different ways. I am currently Outreach Coordinator of NTID Sunshine 2.0, a theater troupe in Rochester , NY.
Why is the chapter important?
1. We have children who need positive role models. They have not been exposed to them enough.
2. The children have limited opportunities to learn and develop performing skills to become an actor, dancer, director, or leader in theater.
3. Schools, especially the P-12 grades, did not have enough information about BIPOC people in their curriculum.
I would encourage you to learn this chapter and spread those words to those children so that they can have positive role models, a positive identity, and grow in a positive environment.
From "58-IN-MIND: Multilingual Teaching Strategies for Diverse Deaf Students."
Edited by Debbie Golos, Marlon Kuntze, Kimberly Wolbers, and Chris Kurz.
Find out more at https://gupress.gallaudet.edu/58-IN-MIND
Published by Gallaudet University Press.
****This video may not be repurposed or incorporated into other works in any way without the express written consent of the signer and the chapter authors.****
Video is signed by chapter co-author Fred Michael Beam.
Fred is a black man wearing a black sweatshirt, seated in front of a white wall and door.
Transcript:
Hello there, my name is Fred Beam (sign name F on forehead).
I am a performer, actor, dancer, director, choreographer, and producer. I have been in the field of performing arts for over 30 years. I also was a teacher. I have taught deaf children for about 25 years. I used to teach at Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington, DC. I also established several leadership training programs in Theater Arts for community members and youth who were interested in being involved and building leadership skills in theater, such as performing and leading theater in many different ways. I am currently Outreach Coordinator of NTID Sunshine 2.0, a theater troupe in Rochester , NY.
Why is the chapter important?
1. We have children who need positive role models. They have not been exposed to them enough.
2. The children have limited opportunities to learn and develop performing skills to become an actor, dancer, director, or leader in theater.
3. Schools, especially the P-12 grades, did not have enough information about BIPOC people in their curriculum.
I would encourage you to learn this chapter and spread those words to those children so that they can have positive role models, a positive identity, and grow in a positive environment.
![Sarah Katz announces her debut poetry collection, COUNTRY OF GLASS [ASL] [ENG CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LPX6yMAWNno/mqdefault.jpg "Sarah Katz announces her debut poetry collection, COUNTRY OF GLASS [ASL] [ENG CC]
Visual description and transcript below. Find more info on COUNTRY OF GLASS here: http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/country-of-glass.html
Description: Sarah Katz, a white woman with long, straight brown hair and wearing a black short-sleeved shirt. She is sitting in front of a green wall, signing American Sign Language, and at one point shows her copy of COUNTRY OF GLASS, which has a white cover and three large yellow dots with black title and author text.
Transcript: Hi, my name is Sarah Katz. I’m an author in the DC area. I’m deaf. I wrote a book called Country of Glass, published by Gallaudet University Press. I’m really excited to share this book with you that discusses different topics like deaf identity, trauma, traumatic brain injury, and much more. I hope you enjoy it. Thank you for your support.")
![Video 29. –NEG5 possesses a bisegmental structure of mouth components [open] and [stretched].](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M45AoJt8_hM/mqdefault.jpg "Video 29. –NEG5 possesses a bisegmental structure of mouth components [open] and [stretched].
Piotr Tomaszewski and Wiktor Eźlakowski. 2021. Negative Affixation in Polish Sign Language. SIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES 21 (3): 290-332.
This video may not be repurposed or incorporated into other works in any way without the express written consent of the signer and the authors.
Article Abstract
The article looks into the question of negative affixation in Polish Sign Language (PJM). Until today only one negative prefix and one negative suffix were recognized in PJM. Our research investigates further these two affixes looking into their etymologies, constraints, and new examples of their use. The negative prefix (NEG1–) results from PJM’s contact with spoken Polish, while the negative suffix (–NEG2) is an element native to PJM. Aside from a more in-depth analysis of the previously known affixes, our research uncovers new suffixes (–NEG3 and –NEG4), an interfix (–NEG1–), and a postfix (–NEG5). The interfix has the same origin as the negative prefix. The suffix –NEG3 comes from a sign meaning “lack of something.” The suffix –NEG4 originates from a natural gesture. The postfix is a result of a combination of a natural gesture and a sign.
Author Bios
Piotr Tomaszewski (ORCiD: 0000-0002-4083-067X; tomasz@psych.uw.edu.pl) is an assistant professor and scientist at the University of Warsaw (UW), Department of Psychology. His interests in research include sign linguistics and psycholinguistics. Wiktor Eźlakowski (ORCiD: 0000-0002-5107-8890; wiktor.ezlakowski@student.uj.edu.pl or w.ezlakowski@student.uw.edu.pl) is a PhD student at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and the University of Warsaw where he studies sign linguistics, concentrating on the evolution of Polish Sign Language.
Article Abstract
The article looks into the question of negative affixation in Polish Sign Language (PJM). Until today only one negative prefix and one negative suffix were recognized in PJM. Our research investigates further these two affixes looking into their etymologies, constraints, and new examples of their use. The negative prefix (NEG1–) results from PJM’s contact with spoken Polish, while the negative suffix (–NEG2) is an element native to PJM. Aside from a more in-depth analysis of the previously known affixes, our research uncovers new suffixes (–NEG3 and –NEG4), an interfix (–NEG1–), and a postfix (–NEG5). The interfix has the same origin as the negative prefix. The suffix –NEG3 comes from a sign meaning “lack of something.” The suffix –NEG4 originates from a natural gesture. The postfix is a result of a combination of a natural gesture and a sign.
Author Bios
Piotr Tomaszewski (ORCiD: 0000-0002-4083-067X; tomasz@psych.uw.edu.pl) is an assistant professor and scientist at the University of Warsaw (UW), Department of Psychology. His interests in research include sign linguistics and psycholinguistics. Wiktor Eźlakowski (ORCiD: 0000-0002-5107-8890; wiktor.ezlakowski@student.uj.edu.pl or w.ezlakowski@student.uw.edu.pl) is a PhD student at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and the University of Warsaw where he studies sign linguistics, concentrating on the evolution of Polish Sign Language.")
