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Anyone interested in chatting with an ASL student via Skype's web conference feature? I really need to practice and I want to meet new people. DEAF people :D

Hey I'm just curious, Are the cameras on video phones alot better than normal web cams? I'm trying to learn ASL and am debating whether or not to buy a webcam and find some people to sign with via the internet. Would anyone but up for that?

I've read it I read version 4 and I found it to be informative. The CD isn't that good. I've done all the work included on them and I've found SEVERAL errors. Having the CD work as assigments is a bad idea in my opinion, its extremely hard to find th e answers from the text and the answer key...

ARRG! Are you serious?! Oh man now I need a plan B! :( Obviously im kidding, I'd make a really crappy interpreter if I was Deaf myself lol. "I would like to request an interpreter so I can interpret for my clients please :)"

ASL is so EXPRESSIVE! You can say something in a million spoken languages but it doesn't have the feeling signing has. I think it'd be hard to tell a lie in sign. Its easier to understand sarcasm and play in sign. With spoken language (especially over the phone) its hard to tell when...

Its the one thing you can't turn off or put on neutral. Imagine not being able to close your eyes whenever a something in the dark moves, you see it or think you see it. You ALWAYS see something. There is always sound even in the absence of sound I think you still hear/think you hear the buzzing...

Uhh [Mod Edit - removing personal attack comments] Interpreters are a limited in time and abundance, why should a business pay and an interpreter waste their time interpreting for you when you understand spoken English? IMO your sign pride is misplaced and you're awkward. Don't blame your...

Well I want to know those that apply to Interpreting.

What are the annoying/crappy/bad parts when it comes to interpreting? Heres some for Relay: Redialing more than twice. Ringing more than 10 times. Not waiting for the GA before you begin typing. Sitting on hold for an hour. (we have to sit and watch the screen do NOTHING and listen to...

Us :( Relay Operators 10/hr :(

Hi AD, I work the relay. I stumbled upon this site and decided to join because I need to immerse myself in Deaf culture. I've worked as a relay operator for a very long time and thats been the majority of my contact with Deaf people and just recently I decided to drop my classes to become an...