Recent content by Kenliano

Hello! I am a hearing person from Jamaica. I've been considering making a YouTube video about Deaf representation in fantasy shows/books. I'd like to interview Deaf people about their thoughts on how Deaf people have been represented, especially in these shows: 1. Switched at Birth 2. The...

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Hello. I would like to delete an old post of mine. How do I do that? Thanks.

Hi, everyone! I've been wondering. Is the ILY sign (:ily:) used in countries where ASL didn't reach? It is used here in Jamaica, and the Deaf here use Jamaican Sign Language, a sign language similar to/descended from ASL. I don't have much exposure to sign languages other than JSL and ASL, so I...

Thank you, everyone for your answers! ~Ken

Thank you! :ty: I'd guess that it might not hurt if someone has conductive deafness, right? If the middle ear bones don't work, or if the sound passage itself is blocked, or something? ~Ken

Hello, everyone! I am hearing, and I have been wondering: Hearing people's ears hurt when a noise is very loud. Does that also happen to the (profoundly) deaf? I would guess that it depends... But can a deaf/Deaf person please let me know? Thanks! ~Ken

Thank you all for your answers. :ty:

I found this image during a Google search: Does that sign really mean "I really love you" in ASL? That is what the picture's caption says. :ty:

Well, be prepared for a name that you probably won't like. Depending on the Deaf person or people, they may ignore whether you like it, perhaps just for the sake of teasing you, and use it anyway. Most people don't have that problem, though, I find. But tell them if you don't like it, don't be...

Thanks, Smithr, but I know what 'unintelligent' means. :) I just wasn't sure what caz12 was talking about. caz12, no, I was not using BSL and was not signing 'unintelligent'. I was using JSL.

Thank you very much, Frisky Feline. caz12, what do you mean?

Thanks, Paul. I really am confused as to where he could have got that sign from then. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, my only 2 options are to believe that it's an old sign, or that it's a dialectal variation....

YysiAGtltjo I hope it's clear in ASL what I'm saying there. JSL (Jamaican Sign Language) and ASL are pretty similar. I met a man yesterday who signed something I didn't know and said it was ASL, so I'm asking if it really is an ASL sign. :ty:

Hi everyone. How would you sign "letter of recommendation" in ASL? I imagine it might be too much to ask for a short video with the signs, but any help would be appreciated. :ty: