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maybe this would be better place in the sign language and oralism section. my adds to your list loud environments don't lower understanding it gets rid of the cumbersome precise structure of English allowing a quick communication that if not understood is negotiated. If people want...

does anyone know if the wing has 802.11 b or g wirless or this simply another ploy where wifi means no wires as opposed to the standard computer meaning of the 802.11 standard. If you stopped using their service would the wings still be able to access wifi. My girlfriend and I don't have...

can the sidekick do wifi I was looking at this product as a possible solution i live in an area with a lot of open wifi access points. I have found there is a website that it can use that will allow it to use aim this allows for use of tty services via aim. This website shows the details of...

I have had a brief brush with hearing loss several times in my life and have started learning Sign language. I have been learning PSE and will be starting ASL Classes in a month or so. I have been working with different friends at learning but have run into a problem. I know that Sign language...

wikipedia well wikipedia does have one article on koko that has a link to some comments on monkey sign language in a different article I would check their references to see if you can find any articles from the scientific community that has not had access to koko metamantis

not oralist When I posted before I was not meaning an oral approach; I was thinking Written English. I understand that lipreading is not the same as hearing. Having done more research I take back my comment on ability to be fluent in ASL. As a language ASL appears to be a form of best...

signs from pictures I understand this argument about derivation of ASL signs from English or concepts. The main reason hearing people think there is a correlation between English words and signs is because they have not been exposed to signs that do not translate well, because most of the...

talking privately in public In Jean M Auel's book Clan of the Cave bear she talks about a Human child Aaela growing up in a signing society of Cave people. When I read that was the first time I got the impression that it was rude to "stare at other people's fires." There doesn't seem to be a...

victimhood verses humor I was made fun of extensively in high school. I learned to deal with it by understanding what they found funny and laughing about it myself. It's a kind of personality trait that I've found hasn't made it into this thread yet so I will weigh in. In my life...

look for sites that say the groups for conservation are wrong. To find disagreeing opinions you have to think what words would be used to oppose the goal and search for them. I would look for negative affects wildlife sanctuaries you could also check for overpopulation and "threatened...

victimhood verses humor I was made fun of extensively in high school. I learned to deal with it by understanding what they found funny and laughing about it myself. It's a kind of personality trait that I've found hasn't made it into this thread yet so I will weigh in. In my life...

It depends on the Parents and Teachers I believe it depends on the people teaching the deaf individual. All children deaf or hearing should be taught to interact in verbal and sign language. The problem that exists is that parents are responsible for teaching their child until he/she is 4...

Hi I'm metamantis, I am currently hearing. I have had several times that my hearing stopped working the longest being a day. So I have been learning more about sign language and the deaf community from a friend of mine who is deaf. I learned about this site from google and look...