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Every summer I do a couple of blacksmithing demonstrations at local county fairs in my area (Albany, NY and Rensselaer, NY). At both fairs I get a handful of Deaf people who stop by and I describe what I'm doing and answer their questions in ASL. Recently it's come to my attention that one...

Are there specific signs for Mr. Mrs. Ms., etc? Or are they just fingerspelled before the person's last name?

I was reading the "Interpreter Denied by Court" thread and it reminded me of the new rules they have for jury duty in NYS. I appeared for jury duty a couple of weeks ago and sometime in the past 4 years (since I last had to go) they've made it so you're automatically disqualified if you don't...

Since AD changed/upgraed the "View New Posts" button near the thread title no longer works. It just takes me to the top of the thread. What happened? Anyone else having this problem?

I was reading the "Immersion" and it's usually pointed out that Deaf Clubs are a good way to meet friends and be active in the Deaf community. When I went to a local Deaf Club everyone was very nice and friendly, but that was years ago and now I can't find them again (I've already googled for...

Is it considered ok or rude to spell out (verbally) specialized terminology the interpreter may not readily know the spelling for, so they can correctly fingerspell it? (Same with a relay operator?)