FuckYeahASL!

For all those who love and use American Sign Language! This blog is associated with The Legalized Deafies.

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Oklahoma School for the Deaf has opened up FREE ASL COURSES for the Fall season this new school year and anybody can join. The courses close on December 31st of this year (2023) so if you've been thinking about learning ASL here is your opportunity to get professional lessons for FREE

If you're interested, here's the link: https://courses.osd.k12.ok.us/collections

This is a GOLDMINE for information because not only do you get free video lessons by professionals that you can do at your own pace, but there's also graded quizzes as well as resources to educate you on the history of Deaf culture as well as sub-communities within, with links to loads of different websites to read up on Deaf-related topics.

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Ok but this shirt is actually so cool. Forgive me if im wrong cuz I haven’t studied asl in a while but im pretty sure it says bruins and i high key want one

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The Last of Us | Inside the Episode 5

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TROY KOTSUR wins the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in CODA and is the first deaf man to win an acting Oscar.

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How would one write dialogue between a non-signing individual and a signing one? Are there technical ways to show signed quotations, instead of regular "Dialogue here," he said. (I know some other languages use <<Dialogue>> instead of quotation marks, for instance.) When switching between a speaking and a signing character, would the 'said' tag be different? Like: "That's awesome!" he said. "What is?" she signed. Or would you still use said for the signing character?

If there isn't an interpreter to facilitate communication between the two characters, the easiest and most realistic way is to have them write to one another. A lot of D/deaf people have cell phones or paper to communicate what they want or need with those who don't sign.

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“One of my earliest memories is sitting in a sand box and watching the other kids play. I could see their mouths moving but couldn’t hear what they were talking about. They seemed so happy. And I desperately wanted to participate. But my deafness kept me in a glass cage. I was never able to verbally speak. And whenever I tried to reach out, I’d be forgotten quickly. During recess I’d sit alone and read my books, because it hurt too much to look at the other kids. In high school I had an interpreter who predicted I’d never marry. She said that disabled people were too much of a burden for abled people. It was a casual remark for her, but I never forgot it. And the few flings I had as a teenager only reinforced that belief. None of the guys I dated learned sign language. They didn’t even try. I think they viewed dating a deaf girl as more of a novelty than anything. And every time it didn’t work out, I was left feeling lonelier. I went to college two hours away. Which wasn’t far, but it was far for me. And I first met Stuart in my education class. He tried to say ‘hello’ that very first day, but I accidentally ignored him. I think he figured out the reason once my interpreter showed up. But he kept smiling at me, and a few days later he slid me a photo with a note on the back and his email address. I spent a lot of time looking at that photo, waffling back and forth about whether I should contact him. But finally I decided there was nothing to lose. We began spending time together outside of class. We’d communicate by writing back and forth in a notebook. I learned all about his life. And he learned about mine. After a few months of this, I started to have hope, maybe he was actually interested in my thoughts. Maybe he liked me for me. One night we were watching a scary movie in my dorm room. We were writing back and forth, laughing at the cheesy scenes, when suddenly Stuart’s face grew serious. He wrote that he needed to tell me something. My heart sank.  I thought: This is where he tells me that I’m a lot of fun, but my deafness is a dealbreaker. But he looked me in the eyes, took a deep breath, and haltingly began to sign: ‘Will. You. Be. My. Girlfriend?’”

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Hearing followers, please watch this!

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Opinion | Is There a Right Way to Be Deaf?

I’ve always felt like the object of a constant tug of war between the deaf and the hearing communities.

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Ai-Media

Deaf perspectives from 9/11 were given virtually no media coverage, until Deaf filmmaker Jade Bryan decided to make this film. #ASL Via The

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How sign-language interpreters convey the raw emotion of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’

“That’s the beauty of ASL — there are so many ways to represent words in the hands and the face.”

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DC Universe's Titans Casts Deaf, Transgender Actor as Jericho

Titans' universe gets a little bigger with the casting of transgender activist Chella Man as Deathstroke's son, Jericho.

How awesome!

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How awesome is this?!

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Stingl: A Wisconsin lawmaker is refusing to cut his hair until a sign language interpreter bill is passed

Jonathan Brostoff is adjusting to being hairy. No scissors or razors have been near his scalp since last February.

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Jameela Jamil reveals why she turned down role of deaf woman

Jameela Jamil has revealed she turned down the role of a deaf woman because she did not want to deprive a disabled actress of a job.

[Jameela Jamil said,] “I said it wouldn’t be appropriate for me to take that role and they should find a brilliant deaf woman to play that role. I think you have to make those choices and not be too greedy and make space rather than take space.”

Jamil added: “I don’t want to be part of erasure.” Her comments come amid the ongoing debate over roles for minority groups in Hollywood.

However Cate Blanchett believes actors should be able to play any role, and said: “I will fight to the death for the right to suspend disbelief and play roles beyond my experience.”

Jamil said a “big change needs to happen” in the industry.

She said: “I think it’s a very tricky one. I can understand where people are coming from when it comes to suspending disbelief but I think the thing we should actually be fighting for is more roles for people with disabilities and more roles for LGBTQ so there aren’t just five a year and then those get taken by big names.”

I love her.

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Can we all just take a moment to appreciate Jameela Jamil? She is truly a wonderful person and she’s out there everyday proving we aren’t in the worst timeline.