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That's what happens with nearly all plays or shows that are "interpreted." They stick one or two interpreters way off on the side, and then deaf people are forced to choose which is more important to watch at the time, the performers or the interpreters. Deaf peopled don't pay to watch the...

It definitely sounds like your daughter would enjoy going to a deaf high school, it sounds right for her. I have friends that worked for MSD (Maryland School for the Deaf) and they really do have a great program there. There is also MSSD of course, and CSDF (Fremont) is quite good as well...

He is learning sign too, obviously. Hope everything works out! He said, hello, V-M, beautiful girl you...he might be trying to say "Merry Christmas" ??

That's awesome!

Um....what? No speech therapy? NO years of trying to get that S, CH, Z, etc. to sound right? I am SURE your hearing status has impacted your speech. Even when someone has a terrible cold, only for a few days, their speech starts to detioriate. Not being able to hear yourself makes it...

First of all, Gestuno is a man-made "language" really a system of gestures, it is not a language. We also have Esperanto, the "universal spoken language," why don't we ever hear about that? Although the concept of a universal language is great in theory, it simply doesn't work. First of...

I would say that in general they do conceptualize those concepts the same way as a person who can hear, if they have been exposed to them in a legitimate language, such as American Sign Language, (ASL). Really, each of us has an individual way of understanding what those concepts mean...

I would sign "DON'T MIND JOIN" with my friends...the direction of join would show that it was me....for emphasis, maybe "DON'T MIND ME JOIN" with eyebrows up of course :)

Although many people here are very positive about deaf/hearing relationships, it is a definite statistic that 90% of deaf/hearing marriages end in divorce...that is something hard to ignore. I have talked to a few very intelligent people who are in deaf/hearing marriages, and they've all...

Hey Guido, Let me first say how awesome I think it is great that you are enjoying and becoming so involved with learning ASL. You've asked for what to do now...and I have a few suggestions. First of all, no offense, but nobody's vocabulary and sign skill can be "excellent" after...

I totally, absolutely, 100% agree with you, and this is from a terp perspective. Interpreting for friends, especially outside of a very informal social situation, is tough. It's not comfortable, and brings up SO many ethical issues. Here's where more of the issue comes up for me...

Not sure if you can get one in person, but we have Spanish-ASL VRS service in California.

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im trying to teach a several people abt culture and seem like i am bad at it... i d like a little help here. Okay, I'll see what I can do. Why do hearing have to keep eye contact with a deaf person when deaf person was speaking verbally? (hearing people understand they have to keep...

So the terrorists are right and we are wrong? Their belief that the Western world is COMPLETELY corrupt and Islam is right is actually how we should see things? Terrorists want to kill ALL americans, regardless of their beliefs, along with anyone else that participates in and enjoys the freedom...

Welcome to the signing world.... This is gonna happen all the time. Most people are just curious and/or ignorant, some are rude, a few are other signers-but, all of them stare. Interpreters deal with it in classes and other public venues, deaf people (and hearing signers) deal with it...

You've seen the ranges here, and how varied they are. Interpreters salaries are MUCH more varied than others. One big reason is because the interpreting field has not been around long at all. There has been a demand for terps probably in every community in history, maybe with the exception of...

I am so happy that you are looking into all your daughters available options, and are looking for what will be best for her. The fact that you are even taking an ASL class and learning about the deaf community is a very positive thing. It's rare with hearing parents who have deaf children, I...

Haha, I didn't even mention the ignorance of the vast majority of hearing clients. I just see to see interpreters shrugging of/being able to handle hearing people's advice/criticism (if there is any)...maybe it's because hearing people tend to be less blunt, but probably more because most...

I'll PM you with what I know from seeing the play interpreted. Name signs and all will be up to you, but I can give you me 2 cents.