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I went to countless public schools without accommodations, had some special classes, and speech therapy. Did some of my schooling by correspondence. Went to Business College (secretarial). Lastly received a Doctorate in Divinity.

I have lived among other cultures my whole life where there are many different languages spoken (and now been introduced to a few signed languages too). Many people are multi-lingual. What baffles me is, the majority of those who rely solely on English alone tend to be unable to communicate in...

Smithtr is saying that it is important to have quality communication that results in clear understanding, especially when there is a need for confidential communication with a doctor or specialist. Although he is the most comfortable using ASL, he tries his best to improve in English so he can...

Lol. Can anyone list a few more Deaf comedians like CJ Jones please?

My sign name is 'Thailand'. .

I love to crochet, but haven't done it to patterns much. Made a King-size blanket for my daughter and son-in-law as a wedding present, all in single stitch with multi-shaded wool/yarn. Simple, no fancy stitching there.

Our family love hot spicy food. The hotter the better. Habenero chillies are usually rated on a scale of 1-10 as a 10. My husband's cooking rates at a 15 I reckon. When he cooks his chilli paste it fills the whole house with chilli fumes which gets everyone coughing and sneezing. But oh it...

Not to worry Foxrac, People don't need to be an English scholar to communicate even in written form to the everyday person you may meet on the street. I believe when public awareness increases they, the public, will realize that communicating with a Deaf person in even basic of sign is mainly...

I have always been fascinated with the early 1900s era.

I guess the main point I would like to make here is that the Deaf Community needs to be made more visible to the public (especially in Australia) if we are ever to have true equality and acceptance. The public cannot be educated unless they can see it in front of them.

Wirelessly posted Yes we do (see my second post) but public tv broadcasting of sign language is limited to mostly to emergency crisis announcements. I would like to see a greater public acceptance and recognition of sign language ie : Auslan.

Wirelessly posted ***running to get pickets ready**** Im in for that!!

Wirelessly posted Yes, we have closed captioning for the news here too. Yet,I have seen sign language interpreters in a small video window on TVs in Thailand and some other countries in Asia when the national news is broadcasting. My thoughts are if we had that service I believe we would...

Yeah, am thinking the same. It's obvious she has no intention of taking anyone's concerned advice.

Deaf Equality is the Theme of the WFD Conference this year. What equality issues would you prioritise on if given the choice? What would you put as Number 1 on your list? Mine is: Here in Australia, I want to see Auslan widely accepted to the point of having Auslan interpretation not only...

Wirelessly posted What irks me is when hearing people try to educate other hearing people about sign language when they dont know sign save a handful that are just common sense. Yet you are standing right there using sign language yet its as if you are invisible even though you were having a...

Being someone who was born severely-deaf in an all-hearing environment and raised oral I guess you can say I can understand the mindset of Hearing people. Hearing see me as hard-of-hearing because I can hear loud noise but not speech. Their concept of deaf is stone-deaf (cannot hear anything...

Happy birthday Calvin!

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