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Audiofuzzy · 07-09-2012, 04:23 PM

I think it wouldn't hurt to have ASL "therapy" for every deaf or HoH child
the way the Deaf and HoH have speech therapy - this way they would be prepared for future if they chose to go totally Deaf way.
Or go to and fro whenever.

It could be basic - mastering the finger alphabet, learning enough ASL to be able to have simple conversation.

Other than that, I think ASL is great - it's a fluent communication.

I am wondering if there shouldn't be more specific signs invented, though -
for example coffee - caffeine. Why not. Spoken English has it.
Words like that enrich a language.

Fuzzy

07-09-2012, 04:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
Audiofuzzy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,389	I think it wouldn't hurt to have ASL "therapy" for every deaf or HoH child the way the Deaf and HoH have speech therapy - this way they would be prepared for future if they chose to go totally Deaf way. Or go to and fro whenever. It could be basic - mastering the finger alphabet, learning enough ASL to be able to have simple conversation. Other than that, I think ASL is great - it's a fluent communication. I am wondering if there shouldn't be more specific signs invented, though - for example coffee - caffeine. Why not. Spoken English has it. Words like that enrich a language. Fuzzy __________________ . A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. Mohandas Gandhi .