Visual Language Associates
Profile
About Ms. Franklin
Hilary Franklin is a deaf cued American English native and a fluent ASL user. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy with a specialization in education policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Master of Arts in Teaching American Sign Language as a Foreign Language from Teachers College, Columbia University.
In 2005 she became the first deaf NCSA-certified instructor of Cued Speech. She currently works as an analytic writer and editor for the Department of Defense.
Experience
Professional experience
- Specializes in teaching deaf ASL signers and interpreters Cued Speech instruction
- Mentors cuers pursuing certified instructor certification
- Co-founded NCSA's Cuers for Leadership, Education, and Advocacy Resources (CLEAR) program (2009)
- Analytic writer and editor for the Department of Defense
Selected Publications
Publications
- Franklin, H. (2006). "Occurrences in Redundant Pronouns in Agreement Phrases by Second Language Learners of American Sign Language." Master's thesis, Teachers College, Columbia University.
- Co-authored Cued Speech entry in Encyclopedia of American Disability History (2009).