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Oh I see, I didn't know if it was only drphil that used DEAF or if it was common. :ty: The terms can be sort of confusing for me at times. I've heard that even for deaf people, you aren't considered Deaf until other people in the Deaf world say you are culturally involved enough. I thought...

Thank you for the assurances of help! :ty: deaf vs Deaf makes sense, but I had never seen it look like DEAF. Hopefully someone will know!

That's definitely possible. :ty: If that turns out to be the case I'll feel very stupid! Dumb hearing person questions, huh?

Hey all! I've seen some people around these parts spell the word "deaf" with all uppercase letters. I know the difference between "deaf" and "Deaf", but what does "DEAF" mean? Is there a cultural meaning to it? (I'm sorry if this has been asked before. I tried to search the forum and Google...

I'm the same way, MrsSaraR! :wave: I'm a student who has been lurking for a long time, didn't make an account until a few months ago, and don't post a whole lot. I'd rather just watch and learn than make myself a bother. I think those that want to learn do by watching before jumping in. It...

Hey all! :wave: I'm looking at Gallaudet for Interpreting. Do you have any experiences about living on campus that you'd like to share? What do you wish someone had told you? Has anyone lived in the married student housing? I'll probably be married by the time I'd be ready to enroll and I...

I think that that is a positive message as well. But it still seems problematic. Voicing seems to become this ultimate way for this character to move on and become independent, which I think has troubling undertones. (Note: I've only read the first 7 pages so far.) It's awesome to see a...

There is a webcomic that features a deaf main character. It's too bad that the story focuses around her learning to speak. How annoying. A deaf girl leads a quest to right a spell gone wrong in the webcomic Runewriters

:ty: Thank you very much for the correction about my thoughts on audism. I'm glad I didn't tell him that it was definitely audism! I thought that it seemed like they were giving the spoken convo more importance than the signed ones, which seemed to be an audist thing to do. However, I stand...

I'm definitely going next month. I wish they had the chats more than just once a month! At least I'll have more time to practice before the next one :D I'll try to drag him along with me! He's a bit afraid to go because he's legally blind and only knows a few signs, and he doesn't want to...

:wave: I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that way! One of the guys asked me if I was tired, and I told him that watching and trying to understand was so hard. I think he was amused :giggle: You're right about your second paragraph. It was eye opening to me to realize that I was in the...

No, most of the D/deaf people just sort of ignored me (which I expected!) Here's my follow up post where I explain more: http://www.alldeaf.com/our-world-our-culture/100856-intruding-deaf-space-follow-up.html The hearing people there were being rude to the D/deaf people. The D/deaf mostly...

I did go, and just posted a follow-up thread! Everyone was very nice other than the hearing people. When I sign to someone I get really nervous and forget everything, I was a bit quiet this time. Hopefully next month I'll get the courage to chat more! It was a lot of fun, though.

Last night was a success! I had a ton of fun at the bar and learned a few signs. I mostly waited to be addressed by the D/deaf people there, as I didn't want to ruin the flow of conversation with my slow signing. Two of the guys there included me in the chat and asked me questions, and...

I wish he could learn. He has nerve damage in his hands and arms. Some days it's worse than others, so he can't take in touch consistently. He's happy with his hearing levels. I just have to stand on his left when we talk, as that's the ear he depends on. We use captions and he has a service...

Hey all, I'm breelligerent! I've been lurking and sporadically posting here and there. I'm hearing and hope to one day be an interpreter. My fiance is HoH, but he's also legally blind so he doesn't sign (too hard for him to see). I don't know why ASL and Deaf culture are a passion of mine...

:laugh2: You're so right about that! Maybe a few drinks will make my brain shut up about little things and let me have fun. That's my plan. I'll let you all know how it goes!

A place that Deaf HoH community has designated as for people who are part of the community. Because hearing people often think that every space should be accessible to them, DHH people be damned, I didn't know if a hearing person would be welcome. I've been to coffee chats and they are overrun...

I wasn't trying to put deaf on a pedestal, but me not trying to do something doesn't mean that I'm really not doing it. Thank you for pointing that out. I mostly just wanted to see if all the lovely people here would be bothered by my slow signing and being new in a situation like that. I'm...

Haha, love your advice! Hopefully if we're having a good enough time, my slow signing won't be a problem. I just wanted to check in with people here; I didn't know if people would think "Why come here and try to butt in? There's a ton of places where hearing people can drink; leave us be to...