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I am new to ASL, and to the concept of seperate Deaf communities. I have known a few deaf people in my life, and they seemed to be regular members of the community, and not let their disabilities stop them from living life how they want to. I really respect that. Now I'm looking into Deaf...

I am new to this site, and to ASL. My friend works with a HoH person, she says people sometimes incorporate names with signs. For example, her name is Jen and she likes to sing, so the HoH person signs sing with a 'J.' Is this common amongst the deaf community? P.S. I appologize if that is...

I am learning ASL, and I thought it would be wise to interact with people of the Deaf Community to give me a better understanding of ASL. I am intrigued with ASL, because of it's heavy use of context and expression. I find it easier to show my feelings through signing than with speaking. I...