I was visiting a friends family who doesn't use ASL and while I can kind of follow a conversation where I have enough visual cues, I got told that I should be signing at the same time I'm speaking (my speech is very good, hence they don't really think I am deaf). I was told that signing at the...
It seems every year there is a rumor that it will be the last, some speculate it is a way to encourage more womyn to come before it ends. At any rate there will be a next year and many more to come.
My partner and I have gone for the last 2 years and MichFest is great. There is a great deaf community and the interperters are wonderful. If you get a chance you should really try and go.
Julia