Editing Martha's Vineyard Sign Language (section)

=== Resurgence ===
In recent years, there has been a push to reintroduce American sign language into the Island's culture. A Martha's Vineyard resident, Lynn Thorp, began her mission to revive ASL in the early 2000s with the ultimate goal of reinstating ASL as a second language. After studying the language through references such as ''Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language'' by Ellen Groce, and a series of 1989 teachings called "Interax", Thorp began meeting with fellow Vineyard residents every week to practice sign language together. About a decade later, Thorp began teaching classes regularly at local community centers. Recently, the Edgartown Elementary School has adopted ASL into their regular curriculum, and other Martha's Vineyard Public Schools are soon to follow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mvtimes.com/2020/02/19/reviving-sign-language-marthas-vineyard/|title=Reviving sign language on Martha's Vineyard|date=19 February 2020|access-date=19 November 2020|archive-date=7 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207190234/https://www.mvtimes.com/2020/02/19/reviving-sign-language-marthas-vineyard/|url-status=live}}</ref>