Recent content by Emmer

My ASL teacher doesn't want to get involved, as it is her job. I am still working with several organizations and also e-mailed MacMurray College (origins of Deaf Side Story from what I gather). Two organizations suggested that I start a petition to show support, so that is what I've done. I'm...

Thanks guys!

I live about 25 minutes from Zanesville...

I had mentioned this in a previous post, but I decided to start a new one. I would really appreciate as many signatures as possible. To sign the petition, please go to: Human Rights Petition: No Deaf in Deaf Side Story? | Change.org I am writing you because I am concerned about an...

Hello! I'm also from Ohio, my home is in the Northwest corner, but I'm at University closer to Columbus.

I ended up going to an audiologist, and it turns out that I have a mild cookie bite hearing loss. The audiologist recommended that I go to see a ENT because my bone conduction was better than air conduction. My hearing loss in the lower ranges was worse than the higher ranges. But the problem...

I sent this letter to the Ohio Association of the Deaf, the Principal of the Ohio School for the Deaf, and the Deaf Women of Ohio. If you can think of anyone else I could pass it on to, please let me know! Also, I was wondering if members here would want to join me in e-mailing one or more of...

College is busy here too, but that isn't why I wear mismatched socks! I have a leg brace and tend to wear a funky sock under it and a normal white one on the other foot.

Hm...interesting. I hadn't thought of it before, but what do you think the chances are that a counselor or psychiatrist speaks ASL? Would you have an interpreter for counseling sessions? Maybe school counselors at the school, but what about Deaf going into psychology/counseling? I'm a...

So I was in ASL class tonight and someone from either the forensics or the speech department (I didn't catch that part) came in to talk to us about an "amazing opportunity." She is going to do some sort of play on "Deaf Side Story." Something like West Side Story but about Deaf culture? I am...

I don't mind docked tails (as most have a purpose) but I am not a fan of cropped ears. A huge majority of mobility assistance dogs who work with people in wheelchairs are Labs or Golden Retriever or a cross between the two - so they all have long tails. Dogs know where their tails are and know...

I haven't seen this one, I use ASL Trainer - Fingerspelling Quiz for American Sign Language (ASL) I can do medium with any length of word, though sometimes long words I get lost and have to do it twice. Now if I can get the other students to sign as clearly. There is one who makes the same...

To answer your question about little words, if they are part of a sentence, they usually don't have a picture. I almost think this is why ASL is easier for me to understand than spoken language. So for example, the word but, alone brings the image of a butt (yeah, I know), but if used in a...

I was thinking there was a sticky topic where you could ask questions about how to sign a particular word, but I cannot find it. If it still exists, if someone could either post a link here or if a mod could just combine the threads, that would be great! Signs I would like to know...

I haven't noticed my dog ever eating cigarette butts... But I have this weird relative of some sort (one of those distance ones you don't really know how they are related to you, but supposedly they are), who used to take cigarette butts out of the ash tray...and smoke them?! So gross.