Im learning asl because my wife and a few friends are deaf,
(2) I am a firefighter and sign language is very handy in a noisy place.
I watch closely when meeting some patients and sign to then when i speak to them.
if they are deaf it makes it easier for me to pass on information when we are directing traffic at accident scenes.
sometimes patients are deaf and i may not know it but it helps us to communicate accurately with other non signers.
(3) we have had multiple requests to teach asl in our department so my wife and i are organizing as much information as we can.
and (4) it is a lot of fun!