SASL Newsletter - Fall 2018 Issue Issue 11 - Fall 2018

burden on society, for example. The tall tale stirs deaf people's emotions by causing laughter and feeling great about themselves. It is easy to imagine that when an ordinary hearing person is exposed to either The Deaf Miner or The Coal Miner, this person will re-evaluate his or her thinking in regards to deaf people. While the concept of Universal Design may be new to many people, deaf people have already given this some thought about it in this tall tale. Though comical, the notion of deaf people relying on vibration (with the heavy iron hitting the floor) also can also benefit hearing people. In any case, The Deaf Miner and The Coal Miner subject to wide dissemination and study will help promote diversity and cultivate respect for differences among people society-wide. References Brown, C. S. (1987). The tall tale in American folklore and literature. Knoxville, TN: The University of Tennessee Press. Caron, J. E. (1986). The violence and language of swapping lies: Towards a definition of American tall tale. Studies in American Humor, 5(1), 27-37. Radner, J., & Carmel, S. (1981). To hear a hand: Deaf folklore and deaf culture. Retrieved from https://folklife- media.si.edu/docs/festival/program-book-articles/FESTBK1981_07.pdf Rutherford, S. (1993). A study of American deaf folklore. Burtonsville, MD: Linstok Press, Inc. San Francisco Public Library. (1984). American culture: The deaf perspective: Deaf folklore [Online video]. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Public Library. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB_QRNqykek (time length: 10:56 – 12:18) Siporin, S. (2000). Tall tales and sales. In P. Stewart, S. Siporin, C. W. Sullivan, & S. Jones (Eds.), Worldviews and the American west (pp. 87 – 104). Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado. Sorenson Communications. (2015, September 15). The coal miner [Online video]. Salt Lake City, UT: Sorenson Communications. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbSuUoFa8FY&t=111s The Power of ASL 5 Fall 2018 – Issue 11

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