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I think these events are valuable in learning ASL. you can study all day long in books but the language doesnt get in your hands until you put it into practice. ASL students can be very annoying though, and i speak from experience. You can show them something 1,000 times and they still get it wrong and your time has been taken away from your friends, which is why you are there in the first place. If i have to tell another student, "no you just signed 'date' as in the person you are dating not 'meet' look at my hands, now look at yours do you see the difference?" "No they are the same" NO THEY AREN'T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
half the time i want to tell my Deaf friends okay look at the event dont tell anyone that i am hearing, let me do it. If they all think i am Deaf fine. I dont want some hearie attached to me the entire party. Which is what happens. BLEH!!!!!! So i see that side of it. But to use it in a real life setting with those whose native language it is, it is so valuable. I think what needs to happen is there needs to be events where it is said students come it is fine, tell the colleges yes it is great we want to help so tell them to come to this event. Then other events no we just want those who know the language to be there. I dont think it is discriminatory until you say "We dont want you hearing bastards at our party!!" LOL a lot of people that meet me are surprised i am hearing anyway which is fine with me. =)
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