Anij
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Well I'd know what you were signing , but I'd also be cringing on the inside.
When I see people signing "MY NAME IS ......" Or "ARE YOU DEAF" etc it makes me think back to the hearing educator who ripped ASL from us and forced SEE instead (saying they knew better, even though none where CODA etc).
Not good memories (and SEE is a clumsy, ineffective system that never worked and thankful we switched back to ASL which was accepted officially as a real language!!)
Just because we can puzzle out what you are trying to say doesn't mean you are actually signing it right.
Take the time to learn ASL correctly.
Jeremy1982 said:Just got to the link in regards to saying you twice "Are". I was taught using the sign for "are" when asking How are you? But lifeprint says it's not asl. Most people seem to know what I was saying though.
Well I'd know what you were signing , but I'd also be cringing on the inside.
When I see people signing "MY NAME IS ......" Or "ARE YOU DEAF" etc it makes me think back to the hearing educator who ripped ASL from us and forced SEE instead (saying they knew better, even though none where CODA etc).
Not good memories (and SEE is a clumsy, ineffective system that never worked and thankful we switched back to ASL which was accepted officially as a real language!!)
Just because we can puzzle out what you are trying to say doesn't mean you are actually signing it right.
Take the time to learn ASL correctly.
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