Hello ~~~
I'm mildly/moderately HOH. Found that out "officially" a couple months ago but had trouble hearing people & sounds for a while before that like a year (am 25 now). Also have central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) since childhood making it hard to communicate orally or to listen to sounds/voices.
I've always been fascinated with ASL and after enrolling in a class online (www.signingonline.com), have learned really fast - love it. Also bought other DVDs and books to learn. Cuz of this also learned a bit about Deaf culture.
I wanted to go to a Deaf coffee night near me. I tried to get my boyfriend to go with me and his opinion was that was stupid they wouldn't have anything to do with me. I wasn't fluent in ASL and I wasn't Deaf/deaf. I was trying to be something I'm not.
I'm upset because I can actually TALK in ASL and follow conversations. Plus I think it's beautiful and so much fun to learn.
Thought maybe this would be a good place to post. What do you all think?
Thank you.
I'm mildly/moderately HOH. Found that out "officially" a couple months ago but had trouble hearing people & sounds for a while before that like a year (am 25 now). Also have central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) since childhood making it hard to communicate orally or to listen to sounds/voices.
I've always been fascinated with ASL and after enrolling in a class online (www.signingonline.com), have learned really fast - love it. Also bought other DVDs and books to learn. Cuz of this also learned a bit about Deaf culture.
I wanted to go to a Deaf coffee night near me. I tried to get my boyfriend to go with me and his opinion was that was stupid they wouldn't have anything to do with me. I wasn't fluent in ASL and I wasn't Deaf/deaf. I was trying to be something I'm not.
I'm upset because I can actually TALK in ASL and follow conversations. Plus I think it's beautiful and so much fun to learn.
Thought maybe this would be a good place to post. What do you all think?
Thank you.