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Kansas Schools Should Increase Instruction In American Sign Language
There are 70 million Deaf sign language users worldwide, 25,000 are in Kansas, yet they live in a world that is largely inaccessible.

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There are 70 million Deaf sign language users worldwide, 25,000 are in Kansas, yet they live in a world that is largely inaccessible.

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