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I now have more time to write, and I just... I don't even know what to say. Where do I start? Do deaf people really have to deal with this total crap all the time? Are people that stupid and illogical? I..... OMG! What, were they going to euthanize the two perfectly healthy...

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From what I'm learned, Total communication is when people sign PSE and speak English at the same time. Simultaneous communication is when one is signing ASL and speaking English at the same time, which is EXTREMELY difficult. In Big River the signs and words didn't match word for word. The...

Sherri, First of all, I think it is great that you are a writer. The fact that you are writing about deafness makes you seem even better; deaf awareness is the only way deaf people will be accepted as "normal." One thing I would recommend though, be careful with your grammar and spelling...

This is a really interesting topic, and I really hold a lot of respect for the ppl on AllDeaf not really making this a place for political discussion. I haven't discussed my faith with many people, but here goes: I became a Christian at VBS when I was probably 4 years old. I grew up...

Well, special ed. still exists in school now, (I'm in hs) although not all kids with "learning problems" are put in the same class all day, there are resource rooms for kids who have learning issues to take tests, have a study hall, etc. I am a tutor/ta in that class, and I go in and out all the...

First off, know that I am a hearing ASL student, and people may correct me on this, but here's my perspective: Okay, first of all, the alphabet in SEE sign and ASL are the same. Yes the angle matters, especially on letters. "P" is the letter "K" upside-down, "Q'" is also a version of...

Shiva, thank you for answering my question. I TOTALLY understand using voice and sign to communicate when not using an interpreter, or talking with both deaf and hearing people. I find it somewhat difficult to do, but sometimes it is the best thing. It is only when using an interpreter that...

I have had the experience of hearing Spanish and being asked to translate it into ASL, I am not an interpreter, but I have deaf friends and spanish-speaking friends so... For me, it was really hard, because I am not fluent in either language. Intepreting, I did okay; but, when I tried speaking...

Um... the post is somewhat on topic, it does relate to communication. First off, I voted for both, because I use both. I use sign with deafies, voice with hearies, and both if with both, (as I had to do today, SimCom is not my favorite thing, especially when trying to use ASL, even PSE gets...

Got these emailed to me awhile ago, thought parents could appreciate them: F A M I L Y I ran into a stranger as he passed by, "Oh excuse me please" was my reply. He said, "Please excuse me too; I wasn't watching for you." We were very polite, this stranger and I. We went on...

Oy, I have had that problem. It isn't always even that the teachers sign PSE or SEE, they just sign using old signs. My teacher is 73, hearing, and signs a lil bit English, but more just way out-of-date. For example, he signed "silly" at his right temple, rather than at the nose. Hearing...

Yes, and USC is also known as the University of Spoiled Children. It has definitely also accepted some students who can't even tie their own shoes, just because they are good at sports. hehe, my grandma, and 3 uncles went to UCLA, I would be disowned if I went to USC.

I understand how you feel about people are just taking ASL as an "easy way out." It's kind of sad people don't have the motivation to challenges themselves; and it's sad so many people don't realize that ASL is a real language and people have real difficulties in learning. But as you said...

Sometimes it really does depend on the person. I have friends who don't care what I'm saying in other languages, usually these are the really quiet people who don't care about much. Other friends of mine are really interested no matter what language is being spoken, and want to know it all...

ASL is becoming really popular yay! I'm 18, and I was three when the ADA was passed. I have, as have most high school and college students, grown up seeing interpreters at some big events, and sign language in some form on tv and in the movies. I am a high school student learning ASL at a...

The smell of smoke is just nasty! NO ONE in my family smokes (thank God!) I am highly sensitive to the smell of smoke, I smell it on people easily, even sometimes after they bathe. It is SOOOOO bad, for so many people, I just don't understand it. Luckily here in CA, smoking is banned...

I'm a sign student from California, learning in California. It seems like in both the hearing and deaf population of the U.S, California starts a lot of the new "slang", much of which later becomes legitimate words, though with deaf I would assume there is a lot of slang started in DC and...

Hmmm.... No easy answer there. I am a hearing person learning ASL, and I have had this situation come up. I would say if the person has one short question, you could just answer it; and then tell ur deaf friend(s) what the question/answer were. If it is longer, I would interpret by restating the...

Speaking of good movies, has anyone watched Sound and Fury? It is a documentary, (sounds boring, but it's not) about a family deciding whether or not to get cochlear implants. It was the first time I had seen a deaf child of deaf parents wanting an implant, and a CODA talking about getting one...