Liza B. Martinez

Dr. Liza B. Martinez is a hearing sign language linguist who currently serves as Director of the Philippine Deaf Resource Center which she founded. Martinez has done research on Filipino deaf history and Filipino Sign Language.

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Martinez has hold post at Gallaudet University, and serves in various capacities with the Department of Linguistics, University of the Philippines and National Technical Institute for the Deaf. She moved back to The Philippines to engage Deaf research and deaf advocacy with Philippine deaf community.

Works and Articles

• "An Introduction to Filipino Sign Language"
• "The History of Sign Language in The Philippines: Piecing Together The Puzzle"
• "Filipino Sign Language: A Compilation of Signs from Regions of the Philippines"
• "Turn taking and eye gaze in sign conversations between Deaf Filipinos"
• "The Status Report on the Use of Sign Language in the Philippines"
• "War Stories by Elder Deaf Filipinos : Impact on Younger Deaf"