June 2012
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Action Alert: Hearing Person Exploiting ASL for... →
thelegalizeddeafies: thatdeafdude: teaandtheatre: arfism: Some of you may have heard of Dirty Signs with Kristin. A youtube channel where a hearing person (who seems to have never studied ASL) is showing how to sign dirty phrases in ASL. However, it’s not even grammatically correct, some of the vocabulary is wrong, and some of the phrases are completely sexist & racist. She just...
Jun 29th
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PLEASE HELP. UCLA student seeking spot in ASL1... →
mariam-le-fay: Alright. Here’s my dilemma. I’ve been waiting an ENTIRE YEAR to take ASL 1. Now that it’s here, my registration date was worthless, cos I didn’t get in and am now wait listed (for #2). I’m seriously so devastated right now, words can’t even do it justice. If anyone here attends UCLA and is…
Jun 27th
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That awkward moment where hearing people act like... →
arfism: That awkward moment where hearing people act as they have the right to have an opinion whether an ASL sign is a good one or not. Sorry, it’s not your language, only d/Deaf people can discuss whether a sign language vocabulary is appropriate or not. It’s our language. I fully support discussing…
Jun 20th
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Jun 20th
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“I am myself deaf. My greatest obstacle is not my deafness, but to overcome the...”
– Olof Hanson, November 18, 1908, letter to President Theodore Roosevelt (via thelegalizeddeafies)
Jun 19th
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Jun 18th
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Ashley's take on ASL vs. SEE →
ashleymichelew: If you curious why I don’t use ASL (American Sign Language) well yeah I am deaf but my family not. They are all hearing. I can speak that I use SEE (Signed Exact English) for long time that my parents use that… not ASL. SEE is more grammer sentence than ASL. Just saying… If ANYONE kept…
Jun 18th
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Jun 14th
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“The Martha’s Vineyard experience suggests strongly that the concept of handicap...”
– Nora Ellen Groce, “Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language” (via thelegalizeddeafies)
Jun 14th
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Raising a DEAF child with ASL and speech →
caberger: Emma is now in Pre-K at her local elementary school. She was allowed to start school early due to her communication problems. Well…..the audiologist claims that Emma is acting aggressively in group because she is having problems expressing herself. In fact, she sent a letter home saying that she…
Jun 14th
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A mother's take on getting her deaf child cochlear... →
catsmmbarnes: We can’t believe it……Christian is 3 years old already. We have lived a worldwind life already. Being told that your child is deaf, profoundly is mind blowing!! We’ve had a lot to deal with over the last 3 years. After our visit to the audiologist, we had to decide what kind of treatment we would…
Jun 14th
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Jun 14th
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“Had Desloges not committed his thoughts to paper, we would likely have no...”
– H-Dirksen L. Bauman, review of “A Mighty Change: An Anthology of Deaf American Writing 1816-1864” (via thelegalizeddeafies)
Jun 14th
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Jun 13th
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Teaching ASL to baby (and learning yourself) →
lyfeaccordingtomoi: Sign language is an extremely necessary part of our family. Vince’s mom and dad are both deaf. He and his brother learned ASL (or American Sign Language) as their first language, as it was all that could be spoken in the home. Both boys did well in elementary school and even if they can be kinda…
Jun 12th
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Jun 12th
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“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love...”
– Lucille Ball
Jun 12th
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Jun 11th
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Jun 11th
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harmindersoor009 asked: Hey there. I just wanted you to check out two videos on my tumblr. I am trying to raise awareness of depression and bullying. The two videos are seperate and one is about bullying while the other is about depression. That girl in the video is a girl named Zeba. Do me a favour and do reblog them please. Help me spread the message and show the support! Thanks a bunch. (:! Plus, She has tumblr as...
Jun 11th
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“The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy...”
– Benjamin Mays
Jun 11th
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“I cannot understand how a language like sign language - The richest in...”
– Pierre Desloges, 1779
Jun 8th
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Jun 8th
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“Smart jobseekers fail at finding a job because they don’t know how to look for a...”
– Lisa Chapman
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The issue with Netflix caption, or the lack... →
Make Films Accessible for the Deaf & HOH Petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/netflix-make-films-accessible-for-the-deaf-hoh *shameless copypasta* Being appreciate of the efforts of Netflix to provide Subtitles on some of their streaming content, and being thankful for such improvements to access by the Deaf and…
Jun 6th
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