June 2012
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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…
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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)
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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…
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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)
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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…
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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…
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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)
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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…
