There are few things more heartwarming than videos of children with deafness gaining the ability to hear, showing them happily turning their heads at the sound of their parents’ voices and joyfully bobbing to newly discovered music. Thanks to recent advances in gene therapy, more kids are getting those sweet and triumphant moments—with no hearing aids or cochlear implants needed.
I remember learning the ASL alphabet in elementary school, but that was it. If nothing else, it should be a high school language elective.
Edit: Amazingly, Duolinguo doesn’t offer ASL as an option. I would pay for it.