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Hi all. I found this site while doing some preliminary internet research for an independent feature film I'm developing. My main characters are a deaf woman and her long time interpreter and, though I had some contact with the deaf world in college (I went to RIT in the early 90s and worked with...

No, I think your use of it was helpful and I appreciated it. Because I think you're right - just remembering that a deaf person is a person would probably help a great deal, no? That would probably be a good idea in general. :) Not that I'd make any claim to "normal" either. Quite the...

Perhaps it's just my misunderstanding of what was meant by "normal." It was definitely my fault for expanding my experience to that of hearing people as a whole. I just know that until I went to RIT and spent four years interacting with the deaf and hard of hearing, the thought never crossed my...

Sorry. I'll just keep quiet then.

Honestly, I think that's an awful lot to ask from the average hearing person. For most hearing people, deafness is defined by the lack of hearing. That's all. There's no awareness of Deaf culture, so in their minds, there's something "wrong" with people who can't hear. Their hearing is missing...

Liza, I'm usually very aware of what I don't know, so admitting it is a short step. ;) And thanks for the idea to start a new thread. I'd really love to know what people feel about the situation I'm tackling. Might I ask which forum you think it would be most appropriate in? Learning ASL is...

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Pete. I found this site while doing some preliminary internet research for an independent feature film I'm developing. My main characters are a deaf woman and her long time interpreter and, though I had some contact with the deaf world in college (I...