Last Updated: September 26, 2026Create useful, understandable, respectful, and continually improving resources for people who want to learn, practice, explore, and create with American Sign Language (ASL).
We know that publishing ASL-related information carries responsibility.
American Sign Language is not simply a collection of hand signs. It is a complete natural language connected to real people, communities, culture, history, and lived experiences.
For that reason, we do not want ASLTyping to become a website that publishes content simply to attract clicks.
We want our content to have a reason to exist.
This Editorial Policy explains how we approach research, writing, reviewing, updating, corrections, technology and AI assistance, commercial relationships, and community feedback.
It also explains our limitations.
Our editorial mission is to make ASL-related learning and digital resources:
easier to understand,
easier to find,
easier to practice,
and more enjoyable to use.
We aim to create content that can be useful to different people, including:
We want visitors to leave ASLTyping having learned, practiced, created, or discovered something useful.
We aim to publish useful and reasonably accurate information.
Before publishing substantive educational content, our process may include reviewing the subject, comparing relevant information, checking examples, testing tools where applicable, and reviewing the final page for obvious errors.
However, we do not claim that our website is perfect.
Language changes.
Technology changes.
External information changes.
And people make mistakes.
If we identify a meaningful error, we aim to correct it rather than quietly defend something simply because we published it first.
For us, credibility does not mean pretending never to be wrong.
It means being willing to improve when better information becomes available.
This is one of the most important principles behind ASLTyping.
Our founder is not Deaf and does not claim to be an ASL expert, certified interpreter, linguist, or representative of the Deaf community.
Our primary professional strengths come from areas such as:
ASLTyping grew from the idea of combining those skills with learning resources and technology to create something useful.
We do not believe building an ASL website makes us authorities on every aspect of ASL.
We continue to learn.
ASL is a natural language with its own grammar, syntax, vocabulary, history, cultural context, and community.
We aim to approach ASL-related content respectfully.
We do not want to present Deaf or hard-of-hearing people primarily through a narrative of limitation.
People have different identities, experiences, abilities, ambitions, communication preferences, and perspectives.
We also recognize that one person or organization cannot speak for an entire community.
Our role is not to claim that we represent every Deaf person or ASL user.
Our role is to build useful technology and educational resources, continue learning, and listen when knowledgeable people point out areas where we can improve.
We may choose topics based on several factors.
These can include:
Search demand may help us understand what people are looking for.
But search volume alone should not determine what we publish.
A topic should also make sense for our audience and our website.
We do not want to publish unrelated material simply because a keyword receives traffic.
We use search engine optimization (SEO) to help people discover useful ASLTyping resources.
However, our intended approach is:
SEO helps people find the content.
The content itself should help the person.
We may use:
We do not intentionally want to create pages filled with repetitive keywords, misleading titles, hidden text, or meaningless content simply to manipulate search rankings.
A page should still be worth reading after the search engine has done its job of helping someone find it.
The research process may differ depending on the topic.
Where appropriate, we may consult sources such as:
Not every page requires the same level or type of research.
For example, a simple explanation of how to use one of our own tools may rely primarily on our knowledge of that tool.
A page involving language, legal rights, accessibility, health, education policy, or another sensitive or changing subject may require stronger external verification.
Not every source on the internet deserves equal trust.
When researching substantive topics, we aim to consider factors such as:
We may use community discussions to understand questions, experiences, or perspectives.
However, an individual’s social media post or forum comment should not automatically be treated as authoritative evidence for a factual claim.
Where practical and appropriate, we prefer primary or authoritative sources for factual claims that can materially affect a reader.
For example, if we write about a government program, law, institutional requirement, official event, or platform policy, we prefer to check the responsible organization rather than rely entirely on another blog describing it.
Secondary sources can still be useful for explanation, context, and discovery.
The appropriate source depends on the subject.
ASL-related language content deserves particular attention because meaning can depend on context.
ASL is not simply English converted word-for-word into hand movements.
When working with ASL-related vocabulary, grammar, gloss, fingerspelling, or examples, we aim to avoid presenting automated outputs as unquestionable linguistic authority.
Where relevant, we consider issues such as:
We encourage learners to use multiple reliable learning resources and, where possible, learn from qualified ASL educators and appropriate Deaf-led resources.
Our ASL Picture Dictionary is intended to make visual learning information easier to explore.
We aim to organize dictionary content carefully and improve it as our resources develop.
However, language can contain variation.
An entry should not automatically be interpreted as proof that there is only one acceptable way to express a concept in every location, community, generation, or context.
If a knowledgeable visitor identifies an entry that may need review, we welcome the opportunity to examine it.
Dictionary accuracy is more important to us than defending an entry simply because it already exists on the website.
Our fingerspelling resources are intended to help people understand and practice fingerspelling.
We try to make a clear distinction between:
fingerspelling a written word
and
translating a concept naturally into ASL.
These are not automatically the same thing.
Where a tool generates a fingerspelled name or word, we do not want users to assume that the result represents a complete ASL translation.
Technology can help people practice and explore language.
But automated systems have limitations.
A grammar, gloss, translation-style, or similar tool may not fully understand:
For that reason, automated outputs should generally be treated as learning assistance rather than final professional linguistic judgments.
We aim to explain these limitations where relevant.
Our ASL games and interactive activities are designed primarily to make practice more engaging.
When developing or updating educational games, we aim to consider:
Unless expressly stated otherwise, game scores and leaderboard results are not formal measures of ASL proficiency.
A game should encourage learning, not create a false impression of professional certification.
We aim to publish original work.
We do not want ASLTyping to become a collection of copied articles from other websites.
Researching a subject naturally involves learning from existing sources.
But our goal is to understand the subject and create our own useful presentation rather than simply reproduce someone else’s work.
Where another person’s original material needs to be quoted, credited, licensed, or otherwise acknowledged, we aim to handle it appropriately.
For additional information, please see our Copyright / DMCA Policy.
We do not intentionally publish plagiarized material.
Writers, editors, contributors, and team members working on ASLTyping should not present someone else’s original work as their own.
Copying another article and making minor word changes does not meet our editorial standard.
If credible evidence shows that material published on ASLTyping improperly reproduces another person’s protected work, we will review the issue.
Where appropriate, we may:
ASLTyping is a technology-focused platform, and we do not believe technology should automatically be rejected simply because it is new.
We may use AI-assisted tools, software, automation, or other digital technologies as part of our workflow.
They may help with tasks such as:
However:
AI assistance does not remove our responsibility for what we publish.
AI systems can produce incorrect, incomplete, misleading, outdated, or fabricated information.
For that reason, AI-generated or AI-assisted material should not automatically be treated as verified simply because a system produced it.
Our goal is to apply appropriate human review before publishing substantive material.
Whether content begins with a human draft, AI-assisted draft, research notes, or another workflow, the responsibility for publishing it belongs to us.
We aim to review important content for:
For sensitive or specialized subjects, additional verification may be appropriate.
We do not believe “AI made the mistake” is an adequate editorial standard.
If we publish something, we should be willing to review and correct it.
We may use digital design software, automation, AI-assisted image tools, or other technologies to create certain visual materials.
Where visual accuracy is educationally important—particularly where a visual is intended to demonstrate an ASL handshape, fingerspelling position, or another language-specific element—we should be especially careful.
AI-generated hands and gestures can be inaccurate.
A visually attractive image should not automatically be treated as linguistically correct.
Where accuracy matters, appropriate review or verified source material should take priority over appearance.
Different ASLTyping pages may involve different production processes.
Some content may be written primarily by a person.
Some may be created with technological assistance.
Some tool outputs may be generated automatically.
The important distinction for us is not simply whether technology was involved.
The more important questions are:
Is the content useful?
Has important information been appropriately reviewed?
Are limitations communicated honestly?
And are we willing to correct it when necessary?
Those principles guide our approach.
ASLTyping may publish content created by our founder, team members, contributors, collaborators, or other appropriate authors.
Where relevant, an author page or author information may explain the person’s background and role.
We do not want author biographies to exaggerate qualifications.
If someone is a developer, we should not describe that person as a professional ASL interpreter unless that is genuinely true.
If someone has relevant ASL, Deaf-community, educational, linguistic, or professional expertise, we may identify that expertise accurately where appropriate.
Transparency matters more than impressive-sounding titles.
Not every ASLTyping article is reviewed by a certified ASL expert, interpreter, linguist, or other specialist.
We do not want to create that impression when it is not true.
Where a piece of content has genuinely been reviewed by a qualified professional or subject-matter expert, we may identify that review appropriately.
As ASLTyping grows, we hope to increase collaboration with knowledgeable educators, ASL users, professionals, researchers, and other appropriate contributors.
But we will not invent expert review merely to make a page appear more authoritative.
Mistakes can happen.
When we discover or receive credible notice of a meaningful factual, linguistic, technical, or editorial error, we aim to review it.
Depending on the situation, we may:
Minor spelling, grammar, formatting, or design corrections may be made without a formal correction notice.
For significant changes where transparency would materially help readers, we may note that a page has been updated.
We welcome constructive corrections.
If you believe something on ASLTyping is incorrect, please contact us and, where possible, include:
Simply saying “this is wrong” may make the issue difficult to investigate.
Providing context helps our team review the concern more effectively.
We may not agree with every suggestion, but we will take genuine, well-supported feedback seriously.
Publishing a page is not necessarily the end of its editorial life.
We may revisit existing content to:
Where appropriate, a page may display a publication date, updated date, or both.
Some information changes faster than others.
Topics involving:
may become outdated.
We aim to update important information when practical, but visitors should verify time-sensitive information directly with the relevant authoritative source before making an important decision.
Our editorial decisions should not be controlled simply by who pays us.
ASLTyping may use advertising, affiliate relationships, sponsorships, partnerships, or other monetization methods to help support the website.
However, commercial relationships should not give a third party undisclosed control over our independent educational conclusions.
If content is materially influenced by sponsorship or another commercial relationship, we aim to disclose that relationship appropriately.
Advertisements may appear near editorial content.
That does not mean the advertiser wrote, approved, or controls the surrounding article.
Likewise, an advertisement appearing on ASLTyping does not automatically mean our editorial team recommends the advertised product or service.
We aim to maintain a reasonable distinction between advertising and editorial material.
For additional information, please see our Advertising Policy.
ASLTyping may recommend books, learning materials, tools, or other resources through affiliate links.
If we receive compensation when a visitor purchases something through an affiliate link, we aim to disclose that relationship appropriately.
Affiliate compensation should not be presented as evidence that a product is objectively the best choice for every person.
Where we make recommendations, we aim to consider usefulness and relevance rather than commission alone.
Please see our Affiliate Disclosure.
ASLTyping may accept appropriate sponsored content or partnerships in the future.
Where content has been sponsored or paid for, we aim to identify that relationship clearly enough that readers can understand it.
We do not want paid advertising disguised as independent editorial content.
We may decline sponsorships that do not fit our audience, values, or website purpose.
When we recommend a resource, book, tool, product, or external website, we aim to explain why it may be relevant.
A recommendation does not guarantee that the resource will suit every person.
Needs, budgets, learning styles, accessibility requirements, and individual circumstances differ.
Where possible, readers should evaluate products and resources for their own needs.
If ASLTyping publishes product or resource reviews, we aim to distinguish between:
If a reviewed product was provided free of charge, sponsored, or connected to an affiliate relationship, we aim to disclose that fact where appropriate.
We do not want readers to mistake paid promotion for an undisclosed independent review.
ASLTyping may publish information about relevant events, opportunities, news, programs, or community resources.
Time-sensitive information should be treated differently from evergreen educational material.
Dates, locations, eligibility requirements, registration details, and availability can change.
Where appropriate, we aim to identify the original or official source so visitors can confirm current information.
ASLTyping’s long-term vision includes helping visitors discover useful career, job, educational, and creative opportunities.
When publishing such information, we aim to distinguish between:
an opportunity
and
a guaranteed outcome.
We do not guarantee employment, income, acceptance, certification, or business success.
Where possible, important eligibility or application information should be verified against the responsible organization.
We may discuss ways in which digital skills, creative tools, educational resources, or other activities could potentially contribute to earning opportunities.
We do not publish such ideas as guaranteed income claims.
Individual results depend on many factors.
If we provide an example of a potential commercial use for an ASLTyping tool, that example should be understood as a possibility—not a promise of financial results.
Some ASLTyping resources may be particularly useful to children, parents, families, and teachers.
When creating child-friendly material, we aim for:
Parents, guardians, and educators remain responsible for determining whether a particular resource is appropriate for an individual child.
A website about language, learning, and communication should care about accessibility.
As ASLTyping develops, we aim to consider factors such as:
We know accessibility is an ongoing process rather than a one-time checkbox.
If something on ASLTyping creates an accessibility problem for you, we welcome feedback.
We respect personal privacy.
We do not want to publish private personal information simply because it might make a story more interesting.
If we publish stories, testimonials, interviews, user examples, or community contributions in the future, we aim to consider appropriate consent and privacy before publishing personally identifying information.
Our broader data practices are explained in our Privacy Policy.
Images should support the content rather than mislead the reader.
Where an image is illustrative rather than an exact representation, we may provide context where necessary.
For ASL-related educational visuals, visual attractiveness should never intentionally take priority over language accuracy.
Where an image is licensed from another creator or provider, its use may be governed by that license.
We may link to outside sources because they:
An external link does not necessarily mean we endorse every opinion, product, advertisement, or page on the external website.
External websites can also change after we link to them.
One of the ideas behind ASLTyping is that useful resources improve when people are willing to listen.
We welcome thoughtful feedback from:
Feedback does not automatically mean we will make every requested change.
But meaningful feedback deserves consideration.
Language and community practices can contain legitimate differences.
Two knowledgeable people may sometimes use different signs, examples, terminology, or teaching approaches.
Where a subject contains genuine variation, we should avoid presenting one preference as universally correct without appropriate basis.
When useful, we may explain that variation exists rather than pretending there is no disagreement.
As an editorial principle, we do not want to knowingly publish content that is:
This does not mean every article will be perfect.
It describes the standard we are trying to maintain.
ASLTyping is growing.
Our current editorial process may become more formal as our team, website, audience, and resources expand.
In the future, this may include:
When our process changes materially, we may update this Editorial Policy.
We do not want to claim editorial systems that we have not actually implemented yet.
If you have a question about our editorial practices or believe a page needs correction, please contact us through the Contact page on ASLTyping.com.
For a correction request, including the relevant URL and supporting information can help us review the issue more effectively.
For copyright-related concerns, please use the process described in our Copyright / DMCA Policy.
For privacy concerns, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
For more information about how ASLTyping operates, please also review our:
About Us
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use / Terms & Conditions
Disclaimer
Cookie Policy
Copyright / DMCA Policy
Affiliate Disclosure
Advertising Policy
These pages are intended to work together rather than contradict one another.
Before you leave this page, I would like to share something personally.
When I started ASLTyping, I did not start it because I believed I already knew everything.
In many ways, it was the opposite.
My background gave me experience with technology, development, design, automation, and building digital products. My experiences working on projects connected with education and people with different communication needs made me think more deeply about how those skills could be used.
That eventually became ASLTyping.
But from the beginning, I have believed that if we are going to build something around learning, we must also be willing to learn ourselves.
That principle still guides me and our team.
We will research.
We will build.
We will test.
We will write.
We will review.
But we are still human, and we will sometimes make mistakes.
When that happens, I do not want our first instinct to be:
“How can we prove that we were right?”
I want it to be:
“What is the correct information, and how can we make this better?”
If you are an ASL user, Deaf or hard of hearing, an educator, interpreter, researcher, parent, learner, developer, creator, or simply someone who knows something we have missed, we welcome respectful feedback.
Please teach us when there is something worth learning.
Please correct us when there is something genuinely wrong.
And please give us the opportunity to improve.
Our team may build the website, but the people who use it will help shape what it becomes.
To everyone who reads our work, uses our tools, reports a mistake, suggests an idea, or helps another person discover ASLTyping:
Thank you.
Your time and trust mean a great deal to us.
And as we continue building, learning, and improving, I ask for your prayers and good wishes for me, our team, and ASLTyping.
May we have the wisdom to distinguish useful information from noise, the humility to admit when we are wrong, the patience to keep learning, and the opportunity to create resources that genuinely help people.
With gratitude and warm wishes,
Founder, ASLTyping
On behalf of the entire ASLTyping team