Recent content by Rwig2

I'm amazed at how intrigueing it really is to realize some of the dissadavantages of hearing people when thinking about Deaf or HOH people. When in the library studying you don't have to hear people talking around you, you don't hear wise crackes, when eating out you don't have to indure...

I was interested in learning ASL. Now, I'm just down right scared. I didn't realize there was so much involved but I can't help but be interested and certainly intrigued. Thanks for answering some questions I had about sign language/foreign language usage.

Oh my Gosh!

I can't believe how really ignorant I feel right now.

I have to admit meeting a deaf or HOH person to a hearie it kind of like meeting someone that speaks a different language, if you don't really know how to respond appropriately or effieciently you avoid the situation to make yourself feel better. We often feel because we don't know 99% of the...

I'm embarrssed to say, being a hearie until I saw this website string I had not really thought about some of the stupid things we can do, just because we are not around deaf or HOH people. Knowing the conciderate things to do just unfortuneately sometimes don't accure to us. I'm learning so...

That was a good one, I love it "No not never mind, Repeat it". As if you were just ignoring them like you didn't care about what they had to say.

Thanks Shel90 for the great info.