scuba

im curious about this lol

__________________
Aspiring ASL interpreter

Deafness

__________________
This advertising will not be shown in this way to registered members.
Register your free account today and become a member on AllDeaf.com

souggy

Depending on where you live.

In Calgary and southern Alberta have name signs for EVERYONE in the Deaf community, including interpreters. The interpreters in Victoria, BC also get name signs as well.

Although in Edmonton and northern Alberta-- people just fingerspell the first three letters. :\

Addendum: So... in Calgary, I would have a name sign which I carried with me to Victoria, but in Edmonton my name would just be "A-N-D" or "D-A-V" depending if people want to use my first or second name. Don't know they do that in Edmonton instead of a name sign, but they do. Never saw anyone else with a name sign either north of Calgary...

__________________
Warning! Contains skewed comments & inane ramblings. May cause spontaneous human combustion

Bottesini

No they are always known as "Hey you!"

__________________
It's a joke Nathan!

souggy

Hahahaha... I know some Deaf people that treat off-shift interpreters like that.

__________________
Warning! Contains skewed comments & inane ramblings. May cause spontaneous human combustion

VamPyroX

There are some deaf students at RIT who actually treat their interpreters that way.

__________________

Check out my city... CLICK HERE!
(If you already visited yesterday, visit again today!)

CJB

That's so rude. Interpreters make an effort to bridge the hearing and Deaf communities and all they get is a "hey you"?

Etoile

Interpreters are people too. Yes, of course they have name signs. They probably don't come up during work, because there is no need to refer to the interpreter, but they are used when discussing the person outside of a working situation, just like any other person with a sign name.

__________________
"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." -Gandhi

scuba

Cool, thank you guys for the great replies :]

(lol @ "hey you!")

__________________
Aspiring ASL interpreter

Jiro

*it's a pix of cartoon of hand pressing intercom button "hey you"

__________________
- Don't forget to buy Jiro's Special Edition Sunglasses for $19.95

jillio

Yep, they receive name signs, and sometimes ones that are not very flattering.

LDNanna

Yes, my first terp was Shoes. Next was L and R over heart. Now they are both gone and I am very sad. Shoes moved away and Lazy Ray is very very sick. Sign names as you know are gifts. My gifted terp friends came with very good and appropriate names.

Waxy

i got my name sign
its the sign for ship/vessel, wich is the hands opposed as in ASL house, making an angle, but instead of vertical, horizontal

__________________
Better be hated than forgotten.

CJB

What a flattering name.

Bottesini

Maybe he was fond of his wild shoe collection and wore unusual shoes alot.

You do understand that name signs usually describe a memorable characteristic of a person?

__________________
It's a joke Nathan!

CJB

Yes I do, I was just joking around.

Bottesini

Okay.

My sign name is actually "Elf", given by my grandmother when I was a child.

Since I am now a fat old lady, it probably should be changed, but I like it, even though it might not describe me perfectly now.

__________________
It's a joke Nathan!

CJB

What inspired your sign name? Were you really into elves?

Bottesini

No I think it was just because I was a little odd.

__________________
It's a joke Nathan!

CJB

D'aww, bummer. I was hoping to hear about some elf obsession.

Wonder what my name sign will be when I get one. Right now I just finger spell CJB.

Reba

Ah, but you still have that impish elf personality.

Bottesini

Thanks.

__________________
It's a joke Nathan!

souggy

Mine was a variation of "teacher," playing on the phrase "absent-minded professor." At least that's the last one I obtained. So far, I got about 3 or 4 name signs.

__________________
Warning! Contains skewed comments & inane ramblings. May cause spontaneous human combustion

Lissa

I dont have a sign name, but people prob know me as Mel or Lissa in fingerspelling. The friends whom iv grown up with calls me mel, but I prefer Lissa nowadays.

__________________

Left Ear Nucleus Freedom
Implanted-October 25th 2000
Activation-November 28th 2000

JennyB

My sign name is terrible...The sign for BAD but with just your pinky. "Why?" you might ask. Because I am a "Bad Jenny". No jokes.

__________________

Jenny~B
http://journysofadeafgirl.blogspot.com/

CJB

It seems so disrespectful to me to give interpreters rude sign names.

Bottesini

Jenny is deaf. But I sure would like to know what Bad Jenny means?

__________________
It's a joke Nathan!

CJB

I should have said anyone. Why not just keep the defining characteristic to something neutral? Unless "Bad Jenny" is some sort of inside joke said with affection.

Bottesini

Do you know what it means? Is it some Canadian insult?

__________________
It's a joke Nathan!

CJB

No idea. Waiting on Jenny's reply.

souggy

Well... as long she is not being called a hoser!

(The word comes from when people used to spray the losing team with a hose. So if you're a "loser," you're a "hoser." Nowadays, it just means someone who sit around at home watching TV all day doing nothing, but collect welfare.)

__________________
Warning! Contains skewed comments & inane ramblings. May cause spontaneous human combustion