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How long does it take to learn enough ASL to communicate as an adult? I'm wondering - How long does it take to learn enough ASL to have a very basic conversation - enough vocabulary to express simple ideas? How long does it take someone on average to become really fluent? I've heard...

OK so I'm taking an ASL class at a local church. It is great but I think I made a bad impression at my first class. I was late (stuck in traffic) & was nervous so was really hyper. My friend Karen who I told about the class said there's no reason to take it because I'll never have anyone...

Did any of you know this? There's a federal rule that if you want to drive a truck over 10,000 lbs (I think), you have to be able to "hear a forced whisper, at not less than 5 feet, with a hearing aid if necessary". Why is that?

How do u all deal with anxiety? Every time I get nervous my stomach gets upset and I get sick! I've got an appointment tomorrow to get a hearing test and I'm freaking out for no reason. Any suggestions? Thanks!

I was wondering about something. Why is it that some cc'd programs caption word for word and others caption by paraphrasing what is said on the program? Do different captioning companies (not sure what the right word is) decide that or do the networks? Just thought it is interesting to see the...

On my last date with my boyfriend he told me, "well, why don't you teach me ASL? That way we can talk using it!" How cool is that??? From a hearing guy who knows I'm HOH but didn't realize how much I was HOH until I told him last week (ha can fool people with lipreading). Plus he's going with...

Hi!! I'm going on Monday (a week from today) to figure out what kind of hearing aids I'm going to buy. They're going to do a more thorough hearing test than the one I had before, and I have to bring my boyfriend because they're going to test me partly using his voice, which should be...

HI!!! OK now that I am done "yelling" ~ My name's Julia and I'm HOH. Even though my hearing (or lack of) affected my speech and communication I was raised without hearing aids and taught to completely deny the fact that I had any hearing loss at all. I went for years relying on...