Asl poetry ella mae lentz biography

Ella Mae Lentz (born May 5, 1954) is a Deaf American author, poet, teacher, and advocate.^[1]

Biography

Lentz was born in Berkeley, California, to two deaf parents. Her brother was also deaf.

Ella Mae Lentz - Wikipedia

Lentz graduated from the California School for the Deaf (currently the California School for the Deaf, Fremont) in Berkeley in 1971. After graduating, she attended Gallaudet University where she received dual bachelor's degrees in Drama and English, graduating in 1975.^[2]

Lentz has done research on American Sign Language (ASL) at several research institutions, including Northeastern University in Boston, the Salk Institute in San Diego, and the University of California, San Francisco.^[3]

ASL Presents was founded by Lentz in 2007, located in Hayward, California.

The company focuses on the how to coach, consult, present, perform, and teach ASL and Deaf Culture curriculum.^[4]

Written production

Lentz has developed training mate Ella Mae Lentz - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia RAHEJ