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    Skype/Glide

    I just started taking private lessons to learn ASL. My teacher told me about GLIDE and we have sent each other a few brief messages to practice. I am hoping to make a few friends with ladies who are deaf, HoH or ASL students like me and would want to practice on GLIDE as well. I don't know...
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    I'm Hearing and Confused...Need your help

    You are so right about there being 2 types of groups/side with just about anything. Well put! As for me, I have simply chosen to learn a second language and that language is ASL. I would imagine the best way to learn any language is by digging in and finding out more about the overall...
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    I'm Hearing and Confused...Need your help

    Thanks so much...I never thought of it that way "More Direct" This helps!!
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    I'm Hearing and Confused...Need your help

    Great feedback. Thank you! Truth is, I am very sensative to offended people in general whether they are deaf, hearing, bald, blind...etc....it doents matter. I know from personal experience that well-meaning people can say very foolish things and so I've always been sensative in that area...
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    I'm Hearing and Confused...Need your help

    A few months ago I started learning ASL online. I really enjoy the language and seem to connect with it much better than the language of my own heritage interestingly enough. As I build my vocabulary in ASL, I realize I can learn the language better if I spent time interacting with people in...
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    Deaf Christians

    Hi Chuck, I am a hearing Christian (Non-Demonination) and ASL student. I'm not sure "which Bible deafies find easier to understand" but I will be praying for you that God will make it clear as to your calling. Whether Pastor or laymen, God will use you in a mighty way - that is for sure...
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    Is Anyone Presently Studying ASL online at LifePrint.com?

    WOW! That's great! I haven't tried ASLpro yet. I have to check it out... Meanwhile, I bought a book recently called "A Loss for Words" by Lou Ann Walker. It is her memoirs of growing up as a hearing person with deaf parents. Her storie really helps you understand that good and bad of...
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    Is Anyone Presently Studying ASL online at LifePrint.com?

    I couldn't imagine having to fingerspell every single word but since I always need to find away to communicate if that was my only options, I would be a fingerspellin bee : ) I just checked out fingerseek on Lifeprint (Under the Fingerspelling section) this weekend. I printed first one up and...
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    Is Anyone Presently Studying ASL online at LifePrint.com?

    Thanks for the feedback. I think Lifeprint is great! And I definetly agree, face to face conversation will help speed up understanding of the language.
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    Hello Everyone! (coming to terms)

    Hi Elizabeth, I always thought sign language was nice but became serious about studying it as a second language after I served a deaf customer his coffee & a strawberry Crepe at a cafe I owned for a short time. When he came into the shop, he signed something to a friend that walked in...
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    Is Anyone Presently Studying ASL online at LifePrint.com?

    Is Anyone Presently Studying ASL online at Lifeprint.com with Dr. Bill Vicars? Lifeprint.com is where I am learning ASL and I am on lesson 10. I would like to connect with other online Lifeprint.com students to see how you like the course and discuss the lessons. Have a great day:lol: Monica
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    Hello from manteca

    Hi Ryan, I plan to set up Skype soon on my computer. What a great way to practice with others. Do you practice that way a lot? How does it work for you?
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    Hello Everyone! (coming to terms)

    Hi Elizabeth, I am new to interacting via online community so hopefully I'm doing this right :lol: I am new to learning ASL as a second language. While I struggle with the sentence structure, I love the learning the language. I just wanted to say hello..... I really liked your post...
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    Hello from manteca

    My name is Monica, I am learning ASL online through Lifeprint.com with Dr. Bill Vicars. I enjoy learning this new language and about the deaf community. I hope to connect with others in my area that are either fluent in ASL or like me, just learning and want to practice. I'm...
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