July 2012
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10 Things You Should Never Say to a Deaf Person →
By Tokyoblue We all occasionally say things we really wish we hadn’t, especially when meeting new people.  For some reason, meeting a deaf person seems to really bring out those moments in people.  In the hopes of  helping you avoid these embarrassing moments, I’m sharing 10 things you should never say when meeting a deaf person.  All of which, in case you’re wondering, have been said to me. And...
Jul 26th
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“Don’t just sit back and hope something good will happen. Put your faith into...”
– Joel Osteen
Jul 25th
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“Be yourself. The world worships the original.”
– Ingrid Bergman
Jul 25th
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Jul 25th
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Jul 24th
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8 Steps for signing songs in ASL
thatdeafdude: Step 1: Pick a song that is easy to sign (since you’re the beginners) Step 2: Gloss the lyric Step 3: Practice signing with very fluent signer Step 4: Gather critiques Step 5: Use those critiques to fix your mistakes Step 6: Practice yourself ALONE until you’re ready to finalize. Step 7: Show your finalized performance to fluent signer Step 8: If the fluent signer says OK,...
Jul 18th
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Jul 18th
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Jul 18th
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“You gonna fumble, you re gonna drop a pass and make mistakes. Its what you do...”
– Billy Cox
Jul 17th
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Practice to improve your ASL skills
tokioblue:       The longer you sign the better your skills will become (like anything else you practice.) at adding intonation, denotation, and strong visual inflections that enhance your signs. As with all things, these elements just take time and practice to be applied appropriately.
Jul 17th
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“Internal and external are ultimately one. When you no longer perceive the world...”
– Eckhart Tolle (via lazyyogi)
Jul 13th
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Jul 12th
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Tips for Appearing more Confident →
onlinecounsellingcollege: 1. Pay attention to your posture. Stand up tall, pull back your shoulders, and look straight ahead as a confident posture will command respect. 2. Deliberately slow down – and take a few deep breaths. We tend to rush and splutter when we’re anxious and nervous…
Jul 12th
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The journey of a Deaf Studies Major: How Did All... →
tokioblue: American Sign Language (ASL) would not exist if there were no need. Perhaps those of you outside the Deaf Community have sometimes wondered how people become deaf? Certainly there are a variety of conditions and situations that can lead to such things, but there are a few worth mentioning when…
Jul 12th
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“If you want to be understood you must FIRST seek to understand. Don’t...”
– Chalene Johnson
Jul 11th
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Jul 11th
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The Legalized Deafies: (Deaf relevant) Why I will... →
teaandtheatre: (TW for audism out the ass) As we were leaving the NAD convention in Louisville, Kentucky, I had on the following shirt I got at the convention: It was a very public week-long event downtown, make no bones about it. As such, the shirt very clearly identified me as deaf.
Jul 9th
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Jul 6th
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American Sign Language Fact: Grammar
American sign Language grammar DIFFERS from written and spoken English.
Jul 6th
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WatchWatch
findyourflower: In response to my “Dirty Signs with Kristen” post. Hey! I’m learning ASL now, sorry I WILL make mistakes. OK, I watched “Dirty Signs with Kristen” because I wanted to see what it was all about. I started watching one video and she was teaching the phrase “I LIKE YOUR BOOBS.” WHAT?? It’s like she’s encouraging hearing people to GO UP TO A DEAF PERSON and say “I LIKE YOUR BOOBS.”...
Jul 6th
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American Sign Language Fact:
Sign language is NOT universally the same. Most countries have their own sign language OR share a given sign language with a different dialect.
Jul 5th
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“People know if they want to live the most fulfilling life they need to exercise...”
– Carl Daikeler, CEO of Beachbody, LLC
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Jul 2nd
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Help Stop The Appropriation of Deaf Culture and... →
tribyen: Change.org|How to Start a Petition This is a petition to stop a woman from making profit off of cultural appropriation. Essentially, she’s a hearing girl who’s taken a few basic ASL classes and has decided to create a bunch of videos (that aren’t even captioned. Can we say rude?)…
Jul 2nd
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