Do YOU understand about Interpreting?
Hahaha, I LOVE this, and it's so true. You have to be really secure in your relationship to date an Interpreter because as you said HIPPA laws don't only allow you to tell where you're going to interpret, but for who, nor can you talk about it to...
Friends with Deaf
I have to agree with you in several areas. I too have found nothing but jerks within the "hearing world" and am not apposed to dating someone within the Deaf community. For me it's not the language which is very beautiful, but the people. I actually knew a man that I'd...
ASL Uses Less Signs Than Words
Hi Caidemma, sometimes when interpreting yes it's shorter and quicker, however, not always. There are many times that there isn't a sign for a word and you have to break it down and explain what the word means which can be much longer. Never, ever get it into...
Well this is long but It should cover any questions y'all have about ASL Syntax. It's not that it's hard but simply a different language that has to be learned and any new language is difficult at first, it will eventually become second nature to you. I wanted to attach this but couldn't find a...
Hi everyone,
My name's Karen i'm a 44 year old single/widowed mom of five adult children and five grandchildren. I am a hearing woman but have been signing almost all my life since the age of seven when my sister and I met two Deaf sisters who wanted to become friends and communicate so they...
Not everyone will have a VP and most hearing won't especially students and many don't even know about VP's or even what they are. I have one, only because my husband was Deaf in one ear and after he passed since I knew most of the people there they just told me to keep it, which is good because...
Hearing who like to date Deaf
I'm a hearing 44 year old woman who's been signing since I was seven years old, it's almost like a first language to me. I am currently an interpreter and teach ASL at my church and everyone I know except the few at church and my students are Deaf. I feel...