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I do consider myself verbal even though I don't do oral. Because I still can communicate with a language (signed, that is). I think it's fine to challenge biases (White/Heterosexual/Socioeconomic status Privilege for example) and that's how we can change as a society. I love that you think...

Sorry for bumping up an old thread. I wonder what the update is now with the OP. I had similar experiences with my deaf child yelling and being loud. I always respond with guidance when I know she is being loud every single time (I am deaf so I try my best to be observant as I don't want her to...

Yeah, I always give any publishing body the serious side eye when they use outdated terms like that. It tells me a lot about the quality of the research they have done and how connected they are to communities (hint: NOT culturally sensitive and is disconnected from their own people). I don't...

The reason why signers are able to understand the context of any signed communication is that there are language rules to be followed or sign language wouldn't make sense in itself. Norwegian probably is very similar to ASL in terms of syntax. Grammar is different but it just makes sense for the...

Debate and all is a fun exercise! Oooh! Challenge accepted. Too late. ;) Follow me into this rabbit hole... Okay here it is.. in terms of scholarly matters, sign Language has been proven to be a legit language through scientific analysis by language scholar William C. Stokoe a while back...

I would have a hard time following her signing with all the bling, too. Wear sunglasses when you talk with her and ask her to slow the signing? Ha, I dunno :P Will you see her again?

I wouldn't call ya silly:P That's a good question. You're only asking for me to ramble! Get ready! I express myself only in ASL when I communicate in social situations. I do not verbalize using my voice. I can read lips a little but I prefer to respond in sign language. I think I blew this...

Yeah, you hit the nail on the head! I saw that being the point of the message Bottesini was trying to communicate through her thread for ASL students. I thought it was great. Why not just procure interviews through Deaf clubs, ASL clubs, the ASL teacher's network/list of volunteers...

Sorry to offend ya---but that wasn't part of the context I was communicating through my last couple posts.

This is an awesome idea. However, not sure about the servers lugging around something like that. Why not do tablets with VRI that are more compact and quicker? And is that limited only to ASL? Why not be inclusive of other languages such as Spanish, French, etc? Or hire servers that already...

:laugh2: Oh no.. Honestly, that's the responsibility of the student seeking answers to be discerning about. ASL teachers should raise their standards a bit about the quality of the sources that provide their students appropriate knowledge. You just don't know who is at the end of that...

Yeah, it'll be cool if you learn signs. Be self-confident and comfortably fluent. Be multicultural as well as multilingual. Remember there are always snowflakes and assholes in every society that come in all sizes. Have you read literature/looked at art related to ASL and the Culture yet? They...

I will answer those only if you will answer my questions: What do you think is your bias regarding your Disability/Language Privilege as a social majority? How does that influence your perspective when it comes to other social minorities such as Deaf people who identify with Deaf Culture? How...

Thank you all for the warm welcome! That helps, especially when it's pretty chilly up here in the ol' O(regon) this morning. ;) What are your favorite topics around here? I just have no idea where to start now.

I thought I'd just introduce myself real quick. I'm a deaf parent of a really great deaf kid. Primarily verbal in ASL. No, I'm not oral and that's not what the O stands for. :lol: I am sort of reincarnated because life happened in a decade as it does for everyone else. I quit social media...