Category: ASL (American Sign Language) and Deafness
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Why do Deaf Noises Make Some Hearies Uncomfortable?
Why hearing people are sometimes uncomfortable around deaf people.
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Perceived Hostility Between Hearing and Deaf Communities
So this is something that has been picking up recently. It feels like an aggressive cultural surge is forming in the deaf community. The last one I was cognizant of was almost 15-20(?) years ago where there was this large push to try to eliminate initialized signs from ASL because they viewed as being too…
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Thoughts on Teaching ASL (ASL Instruction Opinions)
[Permalink: https://tinyurl.com/totasl] So, first off, I love the Deaf community and have been a student of the Deaf World for about 25 years now. Now, I know that sounds like the beginning of racist rant that starts with something like “I don’t have a problem with black people, I even have black friends!” but please…