Recent content by sthiessen

Again, au contraire! Many deaf institutes are not using ASL like they could. They actually use English and some are oral (i.e. St. Louis, etc.). I think only a few are actualy using bi-bi curriculum. Many deaf institutes work hard on the English question, but again there are assumptions that...

It is only an aid if hearing people use it to communicate. At the same time, SEE is more tiring to use than ASL. That has been empirically verified. In fact, I know one SEE intepreter who had to have 4 carpal tunnel surgeries because SEE caused so much wear and tear on her. It is really very...

No offense, but I think you are missing the point. English is not a language that is easily accessed by deaf. It is sound based. Its spelling rules are archaic. It simply is not something that is the best language for a first language for deaf people. Most deaf people you meet who are good...

ASL is a language ... see why ... Let's consider what the requirements for a language are: - it must have words that are made up of some kind of phoneme. - meaning must be attached to those words. - those words must be grouped in some kind of systematic way to indicate complete...

Logographic or Phonemic?? I am Deaf myself and involved in a Deaf Nonprofit that is interested in the writing of sign languages. We are presently active proponents of the SignWriting system for a number of reasons. 1) SignWriting has incredible flexibility to depict the phonetic or phonemic...