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[/B] Slightly OT here considering we are talking about terps and voicing, but realize that most ASL/English terps do most of their terping into ASL, which is most terps second language! This produces lower quality interpretations than if people are translating into their native...

Spoken languages and signed languages each have their benefits. I think the problem that DD has, as well as others, with spoken language is NOT that a deaf child can speak, that is an AMAZING tool for a deaf person to have. The problem is not in a ACQUIRING the ability to speak, but rather an...

Imo 1. The deaf person is just that, A PERSON. If the person is an adult, treat him/her like one, as an equal human being. Their ears may be broken, but that doesn't mean anything else is, including their heart and brain. 2. Follow the deaf person's lead, but be willing to gesture, write...

OHSOEZ This will have a lot of what you are looking for...

That is SUCH a common stereotype. So many people think that deaf people are "faking it" and don't really want to hear. There are times when a deaf person responds to a loud noise because either one, they hear it, or two, they get visual clues that something is happening. People can be visual...

That has happened with many languages, my family will ask me "What are they saying?" when we see people speaking Spanish or signing. I don't tell them even if I can and do understand, BUT I know with deaf friends I wouldn't do that. When they ask me what the hearing people around us are saying...

Hmm, true. In a class comparing deaf and hearing people just offered at my school last semester, the teacher said, (and this is a stat I heard before0 90% of hearing/deaf marriages end in divorce. This just simply has to come from a lack of communication. I personally don't see how there can be...

Oh, let me count the stereotypes.... As for the ones that haven't been mentioned: -All deaf people can lipread -All deaf people have interpreters all the time (I know these are somewhat contradictory, but most hearing people seem to believe either one or the...

I don't know what is up with them, and it's true, only they can answer this question. It seems, however, that LMM's interpreter doesn't have a great grasp on English, because countless times she has misunderstood questions or posts! Maybe her typing ASL comes from simply a lack of English fluency.

I understand what you're saying, but I still recommend asking the deaf person first, they can fingerspell if nothing else, and if after two or three times you still don't get it, (depending on the patience of the deaf person) then you guys can both agree to use an "interpreter." Most deaf people...

I've had a CODA interpreter in a ITP with me, and it's been a very interesting experience. The CODA had never taken any ASL or intepreting classes before, this was all new to her. She grew up interpreting for her parents, neither of whom had finished high school. She took one...

In the deaf community I've been around in Southern California, mostly college age, there are specific rules about hearing people acting deaf. I CANNOT, WILL NOT, and SHALL NOT ever tell a deaf person that I am deaf, (I guess with the exception of if I lose my hearing). It is one of THE biggest...

Hey, seems to make more sense to me she would contact people in Las Vegas rather than Wyoming. Regardless, this is an intepreting issue, but it's also a performance issue. The person who will be voicing it will need to right tone and feeling to match your poem. You will definitely need prep...

Hmm...okay, I'll take a shot at this, while you are waiting for other responses anyway. If you are asking if there is a hierachy within the deaf community, the answer is yes. For a cut and dry answer, Deaf of Deaf are generally near the top, Deaf who are native signers next, Deaf who...

If and/or when Laurent, SD is setup that will be the closest thing to a Deaf town/resort that I know of.

Wow...so sad... One of my friends grew up with her, and another friend of a friend did as well...I know the details are being kept kinda quiet, so I will leave it that way, but...26 is just too young.

GREAT POST! Seriously, it shouldn't necessarily be in the Alldeaf hall of fame, but it does deserve some special honorable mention or something. Just to add a little to this, as someone who is a college freshman, remember these things: Your freshman year, no matter how many friends you...

It is Gally's spring break. Not saying for sure that's why she came home, but it would make sense.

I gotta agree with deafdyke on this. A HUGE amount of judgement is placed on the way people speak. There are many deaf people who choose not to speak just because of the comments they have gotten on their voice, no matter how intelligible or intelligent they are. Many times, a deaf speaker does...

Ooooh, what does a deaf voice sound like? Well, hard to describe. It obviously depends on the person, how much speech therapy they've had, blah blah blah. However, I've noticed that most deaf women have very similar voices, and most deaf men have similar voices. For women...hmm... most deaf...