I've been to a few DPHHs as an ASL student, although it's true that the level of ASL is mostly over my head (my experience has been that I'll generally have a brief conversation with a few people, but also spend a lot of time just observing - I've found that even when I can't follow everything, seeing what bits I can understand helps a lot, not just in ASL but in spoken languages I'm studying). Is this crossing a boundary that I should not? I've never felt unwelcome, and I tend to drop out of the conversation when it goes beyond where I can follow rather than continuously asking for clarification, but I'd appreciate your input here. I am HOH; does that make any difference?