Where Access Meets Multimodality: The Case of ASL Music Videos

Janine Butler

A young man is signing the word love. On screen are the lyrics "you love."

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I want to express my genuine gratitude to the Kairos reviewers whose critical feedback and invaluable suggestions have guided my revisions for this webtext and my mindset as I approach my research in general.