{"id":1722,"date":"2025-01-22T13:51:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T05:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/?page_id=1722"},"modified":"2026-09-17T16:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:16:42","slug":"about-cslds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/about-cslds\/","title":{"rendered":"About CSLDS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1722\" class=\"elementor elementor-1722\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add6f87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"add6f87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c163af7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c163af7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT US<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-uajathi elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"uajathi\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed27561\" data-id=\"ed27561\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47402f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"47402f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PWSA_fin.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5750d02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5750d02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong advances research, education, and community engagement in sign language and Deaf studies. Through our programmes, projects, and resources, we support sign linguistics, Deaf education, and stronger connections between Deaf and hearing communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3kfhu0b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3kfhu0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0774ce9\" data-id=\"0774ce9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c3204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54c3204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sign language research and training at The Chinese University of Hong Kong began in 1993 when Professor James Woodward started his investigation of Hong Kong Sign Language and later collaborated with Professor Gladys Tang on a series of research projects. These early efforts helped establish CUHK as the first academic institution in the Asia-Pacific region to specialise in sign linguistics research and Deaf training.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-538feee\" data-id=\"538feee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb37fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfb37fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"487\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMGP6485.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1784\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMGP6485.jpg 487w, https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMGP6485-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94574c3\" data-id=\"94574c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba4155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eba4155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In November 2003, CUHK established the Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies in response to the growth of its research programmes and increased focus on social impact. Since then, CSLDS has become a leading hub for sign linguistics research and training in Asia, supporting postgraduate, undergraduate, and sub-degree education in sign linguistics, sign language teaching, sign interpretation, and Deaf education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6v9bpo5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6v9bpo5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fcceb3\" data-id=\"5fcceb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1726a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1726a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0098-2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2536\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0098-2-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0098-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0098-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0098-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0098-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0098-2-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04229e9\" data-id=\"04229e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1bbbe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1bbbe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since its inception, and with various research and Deaf training programmes, the Centre has been very successful in raising awareness of the importance of sign linguistics training and how it positively impacts deaf education. The Centre\u2019s promotion of sign linguistics research and training has led to the creation of a consortium of Asian universities for collaborative efforts to promote sign language research and Deaf training in the Asia-Pacific region, with the ultimate goal of modelling after CUHK in establishing the discipline at Asian universities.<\/p><p>To date, the Centre is recognised as the hub for sign linguistics research and training in Asia. It plays a pivotal role in conducting postgraduate, undergraduate and sub-degree training in sign linguistics, sign language teaching, sign interpretation and deaf education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b980c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b980c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4f21c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4f21c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78dbeee elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"78dbeee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea37a1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea37a1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The centre's Logo<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf48de1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf48de1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"86\" src=\"https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CSLDS_logo-200x56-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1788\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CSLDS_logo-200x56-1.png 200w, https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CSLDS_logo-200x56-1-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/cslds.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CSLDS_logo-200x56-1-60x26.png 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2de2c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2de2c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Centre\u2019s logo reflects its mission to bridge Deaf and hearing communities through both spoken and sign languages. 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