In 1951, Lalla Ward was born.
Maritime Sign Language -LRB- MSL -RRB- , is a sign language descended from British Sign Language and spoken in Canada 's Atlantic provinces .. Canada. Canada. sign language. sign language. British Sign Language. British Sign Language. Atlantic provinces. Atlantic Canada. It was created through the convergence of deaf communities from the Northeastern United States and the United Kingdom immigrating to Canada throughout the 1700s and 1800s .. Canada. Canada. Northeastern United States. Northeastern United States. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. It is unknown the extent to which this language is spoken today , though there are linguistic communities found across the Atlantic provinces .. Atlantic provinces. Atlantic Canada. MSL is being supplanted by American Sign Language -LRB- ASL -RRB- resulting in fewer MSL speakers and a lack of resources -LRB- education , interpretation , etc. -RRB- for MSL speakers .. ASL. American Sign Language. The dialect of ASL currently spoken in the Maritimes exhibits some lexical influence from MSL .. ASL. American Sign Language. Maritimes. Maritimes. ASL is now the main language that is used by the Deaf community in New Brunswick , Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island .. ASL. American Sign Language. Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia. Prince Edward Island. Prince Edward Island. Due to the expansion of ASL , there are less than 100 MSL users .. ASL. American Sign Language