Video Description:

April Woodward-Jackson, a black female signer, has natural black hair pulled up into a high-bun ponytail. She wears bright yellow hoop earrings and a dark yellow t-shirt underneath a short-sleeved pink sweater. April stands in front of two green chairs and a metal railing with a wooden bannister. In the background behind her, there’s a birds-eye view of a downstairs library section complete with floor to ceiling windows and rows of bookshelves.

On the left side of the video is a white rectangular box containing the Maryland DCDL Logo that appears at 0:02 seconds, and disappears at 0:07 seconds. At 0:13 seconds, the white box re-appears and displays text “Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library”. A red symbol from the Maryland DCDL Logo appears on the screen at 0:19 seconds followed by a yellow letter “c” shaped symbol at 0:27 seconds, and finally at 0:36 seconds, a black arrow appears on the screen. A few seconds before the video ends, the graphic disappears completely as the actress finishes signing.

Transcript:

The Maryland DCDL logo, featured in black, yellow, and red colors, represents bilingualism in both American Sign Language (ASL) and English. You will see the letters of the acronym (DCDL) within the logo design.

• The red represents the letters “D” and “L” of the manual alphabet in ASL.
  • The color yellow, depicted by the “C” letter shape, represents the popular ASL sign for culture.
•  The black arrow (▶) is the play button, which represents digitization, just like how we see it on VCRs, movie players, and remote controls.

The logo was created by Suzanne Stecker, a Deaf graphic designer, who presents a Deaf culture view through the design.