Dear AlleyCat,
This much is true.
I don't know anything about being deaf -- I'm a hearie. I do know about "having differences," though, that is, from what I perceive as the norm. I have read what other deaf writers describe and I understand that in alldeaf (here) it's a culture of support for...
I am a hearie, and it has occured to me recently that the first language is not words but of feelings, non-verbal, interior whatever... Someone only versed and versatile with words may make a good ... conversationalist in helping another word-based person make analytical sense.
Yes, my hand is...
In addition to all that I read in this thread I know there is a commercial website that is/was enlisting volunteers to do captioning of some Netflix content. I do not at this moment recall the exact details.
VHS learning tapes - captions
I know of a university in the US South that is a leader in its field insofar as all of its courses are available for deaf and all of its courses are closed captioned, or transcribed. I'll reply (off post) with anyone who needs this info -- I haven't it at my...