Equal Opportunity for ASL Users and Learners

"i love what you do!! it helps me..keep doing what your doin!!!"

"Coming from a future Speech Language Pathologist and an ASL student, these videos are educational, they help show the beauty of Deaf Culture and Deaf language at work."

"This is one of the best educational videos that I have found. My brother-in-law is deaf and he has no connection with the passion of music that his wife has. I have been watching these videos to see if I can help bring the joy to his life as well. How els"

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"These are educational videos- a connection between DHH (deaf and hard of hearing) and hearing people"

"This is so helpful for people learning ASL. She isn't doing this for personal gain."

"I watch this all the time and i try to follow along all the time! :)"

"I love your vids!!! long time subber."

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"Please leave these songs on. They work as both a learning tool for people learning ASL and for the purpose they were intended, interpretation of the songs from English in to ASL for the Deaf and heard of hearing people"

"Stop messing with the deaf."

"she is teaching me sign language."

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"I have many deaf friends, I am trying to improve my sign language, so I go to ally's videos and watch. I also feel that she accurately signs and that it is an excellent way for the deaf community to be able to enjoy the music we all love."

"I am a special needs aid in a Catholic school and I find these songs and videos extremely helpful to interpret and sign the songs for the different classes and Mass and have bought and shown many new songs and CD's to be used in teaching and sharing with "

"These videos are in compliance with the fair use copy right laws. They are for educational purposes only. Ally gives credit to the artists whose songs these are before every video."

"A fantastic community service that the music community should embrace!"

"I support this petition"

"I am for any legislation that will give the HOH or Deaf more respect and capabilities"

"Please let us put our videos up freely on youtube. The only reason people make these videos is so that they can show other people how much they love a particular movie or t.v. show, or whatever they're making a video about. We're not trying to get anythin"

"To who it may concern: I do highly hope that Allyson Townsend's American Sign Language (ASL) videos on YouTube will not be removed because they DO NOTviolate the Fair Use Law. Her videos are for educational purposes---to provide the same opportunity for t"

"I am hard of hearing, so these videos allowed me to get in touch with deaf culture and enabled to help me learn sign language."

"let her site remain she is a wonderful person and is doing great things..."