Recent content by Karen-in-Japan

You were supposed to press the button for the first floor, not one of what you were looking at.

Apparently, the TV series about deaf people using sign language is airing in Japan. The voice interpretation of everything in sign language is dubbed over in spoken Japanese, but NOT close-captioned! This show should be high priority to receive CC. I told my deaf friends that we should all...

I agree that you should talk to your supervisor or the personnel department about how you feel. They plan events to help workers work better together,so if there is a problem with your communication at parties, then MAYBE they will be motivated to work on it with you. Just make sure you stay...

don't employersget subsidies for hiring the disabled? And large companies are required to hire a certain minimum % of disabled employees.So it could help get you in the door to disclose

Hi! I'm currently learning Japanese sign language, and will be in PA in December and January. What institutions or establishments are there where I could learn more about deaf culture?

I think in this case it was an unfortunate abbreviation of "sign language interpreters for/to the deaf". But in Korea, there is actually a certification for deaf interpreters -separate from regular (hearing) sign language interpreters. Because they have both an old version of sign language that...

Hi Norman! I'm an English teacher in Japan too (32 years), and applaud you for doing probably more for the student than even the school did. You likely opened up some eyes, and opened yourself up to criticism in the process. I have seen several students with lisps or other speech problems be...

I loved living in Chicago when I was young. I was in Uptown, near the lake.

:lol:interesting sense of humor. What country are you from? Did you notice anything different from your country about the situation for deaf people in the USA? For instance: better/worse education, more devices to help, availability of publicy funded translators, different attitudes, etc...

Hi! My name is Karen. I need some help, but first let me introduce myself. I live in northern Japan, home of the Sapporo snow festival. I've been interested in ASL for many years, learning from books, but never got very good at it. I did find it helpful in teaching English to Japanese kids...

There is an international sign language called "gestuno," and apparently they all use it at annual conferences in Europe.

Jsl I am studying Japanese sign language too, but I have the advantage of living in Japan. I really doubt there are any textbooks in English, as they are just coming out with decent materials in Japanese. If you find anything, I'd like to know. JSL has many dialects, so I study one sign for a...