Hello! 
!! My name is Maddie. I'm going to college in Georgia and trying to learn how to skateboard! I am also trying to learn ASL (the goal, of course, is to become fluent)! I love connecting with people, and think it's super important for everyone to learn sign language because it aids in that connection. I am here hoping to talk with people and make some friends !! I have been searching for some deaf events around my town and even been posting in my school facebook groups, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of resources or community in this city I live in, that's why I wanted to come here! I've been watching a lot of youtube videos made by deaf creatives, but I just think it'd be awesome to talk with some real people as well!! Also, I am going to school for comics, and am working on an all-ages book about two girls playing racquetball! The main character is profoundly deaf and her best friend is hard of hearing. I know that as a hearing person, it's going to be near impossible for me to represent deaf culture perfectly, so it's extremely important to me that I do the best I can to get it right. I'm hoping that 85-90% of the book will be in sign language and because it's a comic, my hope that it inspires more people to learn ASL and also gives deaf/HoH kids a chance to see themselves in media! I'd love to hear about your guys' experiences, or just talk and get to know each other in general!
!! My name is Maddie. I'm going to college in Georgia and trying to learn how to skateboard! I am also trying to learn ASL (the goal, of course, is to become fluent)! I love connecting with people, and think it's super important for everyone to learn sign language because it aids in that connection. I am here hoping to talk with people and make some friends !! I have been searching for some deaf events around my town and even been posting in my school facebook groups, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of resources or community in this city I live in, that's why I wanted to come here! I've been watching a lot of youtube videos made by deaf creatives, but I just think it'd be awesome to talk with some real people as well!! Also, I am going to school for comics, and am working on an all-ages book about two girls playing racquetball! The main character is profoundly deaf and her best friend is hard of hearing. I know that as a hearing person, it's going to be near impossible for me to represent deaf culture perfectly, so it's extremely important to me that I do the best I can to get it right. I'm hoping that 85-90% of the book will be in sign language and because it's a comic, my hope that it inspires more people to learn ASL and also gives deaf/HoH kids a chance to see themselves in media! I'd love to hear about your guys' experiences, or just talk and get to know each other in general!