Posted on Jul 15, 2013 by paul
Help! I see Deaf People! So now that you have some knowledge of ASL and Deaf Culture, you will begin to notice more Deaf people around you. Yes, they have always been there; you are just now becoming aware of them. You may be thinking to yourself, “Self….what do I do?! Do I approach them? […]
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One of the most interesting and unique parts of ASL is the fact that the verb “to be” is absent from the language. This is something that you have already learned, but may not be aware that you know. For example: The sentence “I am going to the store” is signed as “STORE I GO”. […]
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Deaf people use a videophone more often than seeing each other in person? This is true. While the Deaf community is close knit, it is also spread nationwide. You may meet a friend at a Deaf retreat, a convention, or simply on vacation that you may not see again in person for a decade or […]
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All deaf people use Hearing Aides? This is false. If you have such a profound hearing loss that only the loudest of noises (think close range jumbo jet), a hearing aid would be completely ineffective. Deaf people can have an extremely wide range of hearing loss, from very little, to profound. Sometimes the hearing loss […]
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NTID stands for: National Technical Institute for the Deaf? True! NTID is located in Rochester, New York, and is one of nine colleges within RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology). Started in 1967, the school’s mission is to give Deaf and Hard of Hearing students a quality education in technological fields. According to the website, nearly […]
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It is not unusual for deaf people to have difficulty with the English language? This is true. The English language is incredibly complex. We have words that look the same but mean different things, sound the same but are spelled differently, odd rules for pluralizing, and that’s just the beginning! Add the fact that for […]
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Most deaf children have deaf parents? False. Only 10% of deaf children have deaf parents. The remaining 90% have hearing parents. These children are more likely to attend a public school with a mainstream program, have an amplification device, and rely on oral skills, or Signed Exact English, as opposed to ASL. Working with a […]
Read MorePosted on May 15, 2013 by paul
When talking with a deaf person through an interpreter, always look at the interpreter? This is false, although it is one of the hardest things for a hearing person to master. From early childhood we are taught to give our attention to the person who is speaking. Therefore, it is ingrained in us to look […]
Read MorePosted on May 15, 2013 by paul
Deaf people should wear contrasting colors in order for people to see their signs? Not necessarily. In general, this rule applies to an interpreter, or a Deaf individual that will be giving a presentation to a large crowd. As you can guess, it is usually easier to see signs with a solid, contrasting background when […]
Read MorePosted on May 15, 2013 by paul
How do you reference a person who is not in the same room while you are signing? (Point to a specific location in front of you)? If the person that you are referring to is not in the room, you can point to a specific location in front of you. By doing so you “set […]
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