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Interesting article today in the Washington Post about the Black ASL project. Sign Language that African Americans Use Is Different from that of Whites

I know this is an old thread but just in case the OP is still monitoring it... Alone in the Mainstream by Gina Oliva has her own experiences as a mainstreamed child and she also collected stories from other Deaf/HOH students who were mainstreamed as well. Amy Signs (upcoming) by Rebecca...

Hi StarryGirl, I work at Gallaudet--I'm not a student but I can discuss the area where we're located. It's not the best but it is gentrifying. There's a new Harris Teeter a few blocks away and they've begun renovating the warehouse district that's across the street from campus. They're...

Hi RB, It sounds like you might have tinnitus (ringing in the ear). I have it too--also in my left ear. I've had it since I was a kid. For me, it starts randomly with a low tone that grows louder until it's almost unbearable. Then it just goes away and I can hear external sounds again. For me...

Metronome! D'uh! :slaps head: That's an excellent idea! Thanks! And now that I think about it...I bet there's a Wii game that would help with learning rhythms with visual clues. Probably expensive but the metronome is a good place to start at least learning how to space beats evenly...

Thanks for the rec! I'll definitely check it out. I've heard of Glennie. I'm HoH and I guess you're right in the sense that maybe I'm confusing wanting to follow the drumbeat "correctly" with what would be considered "correct" in the hearing world. But I was watching the insipirational Bison...

[longtime lurker delurking] A musician friend of mine was telling me that there is a sign system to teach hearing people the differences in musical pitch/tone. Is there something similar to teach deaf musicians learn different rhythm patterns? I tried to learn how to play drums back in 6th...