Returning to Taiwan in 1977, he solicited the help of the College Students Deaf Association, and set up introductory classes in sign language at the YWCA. The real high tide for sign language, however, must be attributed to the Taipei Theatre of the Deaf, organized and directed by Wang Ch'i-mei, assistant professor at the National Institute of the Arts.
連坊間社會人士閒暇進修的民間社團中，「手語」也赫然與插花、韻律、汽車修護、樂器… … 等並列「才藝」項目。學生、家庭主婦、工程師、貿易公司秘書、店員、護士、教師… … 都希望自己能擁有一雙會說話的手。