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Hello, thank you to everyone who replied! The feedback and comments are extremely helpful.

Hello, I am using examples based on what my deaf and hard-of-hearing friends/peers/teachers have said. They have all said to never take a deaf person out to eat or to the movies for the first date, as it is often a difficult experience. And by uneducated I meant that they may not know deaf...

Hello, I have some questions for the folks here that are hard-of-hearing. - Do you often feel like you do not directly belong to a community? - Do you notice people seem less likely to accommodate you, as they may deem you do not need it? - What ways could hospitality services better...

What would this app entail? Do you think it can eventually be utilized within the restaurant business? I am working on a proposal for better hospitality within restaurants for those who are deaf and hard of hearing. Maybe our ideas could work together!

How often do deaf applicants get the job at restaurants? How do the interviews often go?

Hello, quick question. During major games, s it typical for restaurants to have closed captions on the tv?

Does anyone have any resturant stories they want to share? Either positive experience, like your server knowing how to sign. Or even bad ones? I am curious and this would definitely help

For those who are deaf and date within the hearing community, do you find it difficult to agree on a date spot? If the hearing person is uneducated I'm sure they may recommend the movies or going out to eat. Where do you often like to go for first dates?

I have realized that many restaurants have neglected the ADA for their deaf customers. It is required that restaurants avoid any possible communication barriers. This is oftentimes overlooked. As a server and host, I have noticed that often times nothing is provided for deaf customers. No...

This is a great website that many who want to learn sign can utilize. Maybe this website could be used to train employees some signs to help out their deaf customers!

While I was researching for my project, about improving hospitality towards the deaf, I discovered all the ways that deaf people were mistreated. It is quite unreasonable how unwilling some places are to help others. I also found this true for restaurants, movie theatres, and many other places...

Hello, I have some questions about certain normalities as a deaf person, specifically pertaining to the food business. - Do you often feel like you are accomodating your server? - Is it typical for servers to get overwhelmed when they discover you are deaf? - How does it make you feel if...

Hello! I am a hearing student who has been learning ASL for a year now. I figured I should branch out and learn more about the deaf community. Can anyone give me advice, on anything. For example, good ways to practice my sign or maybe some cultural differences I should be aware of. Anything will...

I picked up sign language very quickly. That is because I involved myself in ASL club and often hung out with my deaf friends. I had to learn quickly because I wanted to communicate with them. Try facetiming a deaf friend you meet, maybe you will meet them here!

Hello! I am currently a hearing student at college. I am working on a proposal to improve the way that hospitality services treat their deaf customers. Because it will be such a huge process I have started with focusing on going out to eat. As I have been in the restaurant business for 5 years I...