HELLO! MY NAME DAVID. MY LAST NAME HARPER. MY AGE 35. I LIKE PLAYING (CONFUSED MY SIGNS FOR “WITH” AND “GAME”) I LIKE PLAYING GAMES WITH MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. BUT ANYTHING THAT MAKES PEOPLE LAUGH, I LOVE. MY MAJOR AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. WHY? THREE YEARS AGO I MET L-I-S-H-A (OR SIGN NAME FOR LISHA.) WHERE I MEET LISHA? I MEET LISHA AT CHURCH PROGRAM CALLED BUDDY BREAK, PROGRAM FOR PARENTS WITH KIDS THAT HAVE “AUTISM” OR “AUTISM” OR A-U-T-I-S-M. LISHA HEARING BUT NON-SPEAKING. SHE ONLY COMMUNICATES USING ASL. BUT I DON’T KNOW ASL. NO OTHER VOLUNTEER KNOW ASL. SO I THOUGHT: I GO-TO COLLEGE, I LEARN MAYBE ONE SEMESTER ASL. THEN I CAN COMMUNICATE WITH LISHA LITTLE BIT. BUT THAT ONE SEMESTER TURNED INTO FOUR SEMESTERS. I LOVE IT! NOW, CLASS TEACH ME HOW-TO BE PROFESSIONAL. WHAT I WANT TO-DO WITH ASL? I WANT SUPPORT, GIVE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WHO NEED ASL, TEACH ASL, GIVE (INCORRECT SIGN FOR) “RESOURCES”. ANY KID WHO NEED ASL SHOULD GET ASL SUPPORT. YES. THAT’S WHY I WANT START “HANDWOVEN HEARTS”. I WANT HELP KIDS WHO NEED ASL. WHY? ASL LIFE-SAVING.