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ok so i read that you can't make up a sign name for yourself if you are hearing (i am), it has to be given to you by a deaf or hoh person? so is there anyway i could shorten my name or not? i don't know and deaf or hoh people and my name is long. could i go by just the first letter or do i have to spell it every time? thanks

That's correct you can't give yourself a sign name. The next part I'm not sure about, but if you're just shortening your name to a nickname you already have that is most likely fine, as long as it's that. •If someone else knows the answer to this please reply•

childofwestwind

Concentration camps are opening in Russia.

Do not let us die again, we where left once before because of a part of ourselves we can’t control.

Don’t let is die, don’t ignore our cries.

not-so-secret-nerd

LGBT concentration camps are Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov solution to the “gay problem”. This is real. This is happening right now

Here

american-sign-lang

Please get the word of this around.

I have looked into it and found other articles from other sources as well, in case you don't believe a singular source.

#LGBT

Tfw you find out the sign language program at your college moves much slower than the one in high school, so you've already surpassed the two levels offered in your college, but you just have a little over introductory level signing, I.E the classes I've been looking forward to, I've essentially already taken; and there aren't any more offered. I'm sad now.

#i'm disappointed #I'm sad #mun

carodoodles

Best headcanon of spiderman. Pass it on.

kaustikha

I'm gonna take a formal ASL class next semester and I've been teaching myself the first 100 signs to prepare (which is probably a bad idea if I'm learning them wrong...) and grammar is like the hardest thing ever...

Alright, so, if you’re going to start teaching yourself you gotta keep something in mind.

Grammar, and sentence structure are two entirely different things (I’m not an expert here, so let me just tell you what I learned and what I remember).

What’s confusing you is most likely ‘sentence structure’ in the sense of how objects are signed followed by their descriptors. In that sense I would wait until your actual course to learn that from your instructor because if you learn wrong, you’ll spend months trying to rewire your brain and that can get exhausting.

The grammar in ASL is all in the eyebrows. Raised brows and wide eyes are for yes/no questions, and furrowed brows and narrowed eyes are for your wh/how questions. Mix them up and people will be like….huh?

It’s okay to learn some signs and commit them to memory. It will definitely help you to recognize stuff if you want, but honestly, starting the course from scratch is a lot of fun.

Now what I would recommend, and what you can get a head start on, is fingerspelling. That shit is haaaaaaard. Memorize the alphabet, and then work on your transitions. Fingerspelling will get you out of so many binds when you forget a sign, and for names and stuff.

So if you want to learn some signs, absolutely. Go for it. I just wouldn’t try to put them into phrases yet because that’s where things can get a little confusing. Focus on fingerspelling instead.

bbyinblu

Reblog if you think sign language should be taught as a language in schools.

#ASL #american sign language

occupy-democrats

America’s future is in the hands of people who couldn’t care less about us.

angrywocunited

DeVos also has a history of donating to anti-LGBT and pro-conversion therapy organizations.

#usa politics

refinery29

The date for the Science March on Washington (and like a billion other places) has finally been announced and everything about it looks lit

On Wednesday, the March for Science Twitter account posted an announcement stating that the march would take place on April 22 — which also happens to be Earth Day. Here’s everything you need to know to make sue you show up in force no matter what.

drsilverfish

Signal Boost! March for Planet Earth!

steviebucks

deafaq

I'm hearing and I'd like to learn ASL but I don't know if it's going to work out. I know facial expressions are a big part of it and I have never been able to do that at all. Idk why but my face just. Does not make expressions. I've tried to a little but every time I do it just feels fake and like I'm lying or something, so I stop. Is that going to be a problem?

Short answer: no, not necessarily.

Long answer: Consider the spoken English language. Not every person speaks the same way, right? Some people have lisps, or are very expressive, or are very sarcastic. Some people stutter, some people barely raise their voice enough to be heard, some people have an accent, etc. But as long as we can understand each other, there isn’t really (from a descriptive linguistic standpoint) a “right” or a “wrong” way to speak English.

The same holds true for ASL! Some people sign really fast, some people sign “sloppily” or “slur” their signing. On bad pain days when I’ve only got use of one hand, I sign one-handed. Some people, like you perhaps, aren’t as expressive as others (or expressive at all), and that’s okay! Some neurodivergent people have what’s called a “flat affect,” which basically means that they’re not so expressive, and sure, it might take a little extra effort on your part to convey your emotions or on your conversational partners part to understand your intention, but that doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong or should stop learning ASL.

As long as people can understand you and you’re signing to your best ability, your specific, unique brand of ASL is perfectly good!

-Mod C

american-sign-lang

Thank you for posting this, I'm hearing and I've taken two years of ASL and I've always been very self conscious about the fact that I'm not very expressive with my signing or I'm not expressive 'enough'. And it makes me worry and think, maybe I won't be able to become fluent because of it, and it's always been a nasty little thought in the back of my mind. So thank you for posting this and talking about it, it's helped me very much. -Admin L

#ASL

you guys have no idea how extremely livid I am with the country. how is it possible that the american people can elect a racist, sexist bigot as the president? I am not referring to him as a president because he is not in my eyes. I am absolutely in shock and denial that our country could do such a thing.

GUYS IM SO EXCITED NYLE DIMARCO IS COMING TO MY COLLEGES MAIN CAMPUS AND ITS FREE TO GO TO HIS LECTURE IMMA GOOOO

mirandaadria

I bought the generic brand “cinnamon toast crunch” cereal at my local grocery store, and this is what it had printed on the back. Pretty friggin’ cool.

rikkipoynter

It’s just weird to me, man.

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