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Ditto. I'm starting to feel fairly comfortable with ASL word order etc. I brought this issue up to a classmate, and he didn't see a problem since we would be "doing ASL later." He's very advanced at Spanish, so I gave him a simple sentence in Spanish using purely English word order. He got my...

I'm scared to even say this. He decided to retire from teaching after this class. He wants me to teach his class in the Spring. I'm just a novice, and I believe in voice-off classes. I can certainly sign enough to cover the material he teaches, and I have enough resources to give a nice cursory...

I am a little confused by this. He admires Deaf culture but feels he is separate from it and unable to claim it. I believe he would be very proud to be a part of it. He just feels it is impossible due to his upbringing, which seems untrue to me. I was wondering if there were any resources I...

:like: The hearing loss thing--I have no idea. He does wear a hearing aid and can pick up very loud noises, but he can't functionally hear from what I've observed. He lipreads very well and depends on that.

I just wanted to quickly respond to this as well. He certainly didn't ask me to come here. I don't think he has ever used a forum, and I'm sure he has no idea this one exists. The subject came up because I was wondering why he felt that he could not self-identify as Deaf (he was rather...

No, he didn't. He thinks I don't realize how insular and unaccepting the Deaf community is, and he assured me that he would not be welcomed in such a culture. It just seemed really sad as well as false to me. But perhaps I have overstepped asking for opinions on his situation. I just imagine him...

I have no idea if this is the right subforum for this, or even if I can accomplish anything by asking for opinions here. My ASL teacher is deaf. He sometimes identifies as HOH. He says his hearing was at 6%, now at 3%. (I have no idea how that translates to heard decibel levels, which I usually...

Duly noted. Thank you for the response! Yes, unfortunately even a PhD in the field I've pursued for years does not have a stellar earning potential. I could expect to make as little as 45-55k/yr and at best I could hit about 80k/year. The latter is unlikely due to my specific interests, and...

I agree/understand that the hearing population is bigger, but I feel the ADA was created in the spirit of not letting this become a deciding factor*. I don't think I have ever in my life walked into a theater that was not wheelchair accessible/capable. It's ridiculous that hh/deaf are...

Does this whole issue sound completely nuts to any other hearing people (except obviously the OP)??? Wow. People need to get over themselves and welcome captioning at theaters. I prefer having captions as well. I never miss a whispered line or shouting over and explosion, and captions often...

Hi, I'm looking into applying for an EdM or MA in Deaf Studies. Unfortunately, I did not major in ASL at college (I wanted to minor or double major in it at the school I thought I would go to, but the financial aid wasn't good enough and I went to a school with no ASL class at all--actually...

I'm setting a test date today for computer-delivered in early October. I'll report back about what I hear. I'm only doing the General one, so if you are doing specialized tests, I may not be super helpful. I do suggest you get a 2014-2015 copy. Your library probably has one or can get one too...

I'm using the Princeton Review GRE practice book to test this fall. The book gives you samples of what instructions will be along the lines of and suggests you memorize these basic instructions to save time on your test. However, these instructions are written within the test. As for the start...

I know this thread is a little old, but I thought I would offer my two cents for why this may happen. I am not actively in a class (I start in a couple days, but it is not formal and will not be graded or go on a transcript), but I imagine that when people come here for help or answers to their...

I'm new here, hearing, and a total ASL novice (my first formal class since I was super little starts in two days--NOVICE), but I was home schooled (never went to school other than college). I'm wondering what sort of testing your state does for this? I am from the lawless home schooling haven...