Archive for the 'Deaf' Category
Marlee Matlin: Actress Extraordinaire
0 Comments Published April 30th, 2009 in Marlee Matlin, Children Of A Lesser God, Deaf Actress, Famous Deaf American, ASL, American Sign Language, Famous Deaf Americans, Deaf, Sign LanguageMarlee Matlin is probably the most visible deaf person in America today. In 1998, Marlee spoke to an audience about what she has learned from being deaf, saying “The real handicap of deafness is not in the ear, but in the mind. We all have challenges in life of one kind or another. We can achieve much more if we focus on our abilities rather than our perceived disabilities.”
Fingerspelling
0 Comments Published April 21st, 2009 in Language, ASL Class, school, information, Practice, Skills, Fluency, Fingerspelling, Deaf, American Sign Language, ASL, Deafness, Learning, Interpreting, Sign LanguageK, I admit it. I fingerspell when driving. Sometimes I’m so involved in fingerspelling that I don’t realize that my car is no longer driving completely straight in my lane. I always correct myself quickly, and no harm has ever come from this silly habit except for some mild embarrassment on my part. I used […]
Interpreting?
0 Comments Published April 8th, 2009 in Deaf Culture, Privacy, information, Interpreting, Deaf, ASL, American Sign Language
“The role of the interpreter is to facilitate the communication between those who do not share the same form of language. It is to help those who are participating in an exchange of communication, but not to become a participant in that process. Because communication is facilitated, the service is hightly valued. But because a […]
A Little Closer
0 Comments Published April 7th, 2009 in Deaf Events, Southern California, Deaf Culture, Shyness, Shy, Deafinitely Magic, Class, School Assignments, Practice, Skills, ASL, Deaf, American Sign Language, Learning, Fluency, school, Language, ASL Class, Sign Language
he flier said “First Come First Served”, so I assumed that meant there wouldn’t be presale tickets. It turned out I was wrong, and they were completely sold out when we got there. It was at the college my mother works at, a magic show by professional magicians (Deafinitely Magic), followed by some fun skits […]
Some Thoughts on Closed Captioning
0 Comments Published March 31st, 2009 in Closed Captioning, The Bonnie Hunt Show, Divine Design, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Television, TV, Deaf, Deafness, School Assignments, American Sign Language
s part of an assignment for school, I watched 3 regular TV shows in Closed Captioning with the sound turned off completely. It was a really interesting experience, and less disruptive to my regular TV watching habits than I would have thought. I watched The Bonnie Hunt Show on NBC 4, Divine Design on […]
