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Hello there, my name is Kit. I'm 23, a medical science student, bilingual, and deaf in one ear from a perforated ear drum. I speak English and Spanish, and I can scrape by with ASL because I used to have a deaf coworker and I have a borderline obsession with learning new languages. I am now...

Hello Deaf Community, My name is Sarah Colbeck and I am deaf. I would like have you help me to spread the word to everyone to vote for "ASL Week 4 Kids!". IDEA Brief Summary: "ASL week 4 Kids! will be a biannual event that will be hosted in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. It is for every kid...

Hi, We are a group of students from Cardiff Metropolitan University who are working on a project which is connected with Deaf Mute people. We would appreciate if you could help us in our research and answer few questions here -> Google Questionnaire This is totally anonymous & confidential...

Hello everyone. My name is Ms. Royce and I am deaf since 2007. I became deaf due to Menigitis. I almost lost my life. I am greatful that only my hearing was lost. I am completely deaf and I refuse to wear implants eventhough they may or may not help. I will never know. But what I do know is that...

I'm a writer by nature and my mind asks questions. Then I need to answer them in the form of story, so I'm hoping I can find someone who will help me. Someone who won't mind answering questions, so that I get this right for not just me. Here's the basics of what I have: My main character is...

Hi everyone my name is Michelle! I am 18 and double majoring in music performance and education. My goal is to become a professor. However, I am slowly loosing my hearing so I don't know what to do. I can hear fine one on one while the person is looking at me, but it comes extremely hard to hear...

I'm in ASL I, so sadly my signing is poor and choppy, but I'm very passionate about it. I'm 17 and hearing and in class we're signing songs. I really wanted a challenge so I obviously chose a challenging song and I wanted some help learning how to sign it. But I'd like to have someone I can talk...

Hi, I'm Brittany. I teach myself languages, but I'm also taking ASL in school. I love learning about the Deaf culture and learning how to sign. I am looking for Deaf or HOH friends and people who might be able to help me learn and grow in ASL and help improve my knowledge of Deaf culture.

Hey guys! I'm new hear but I'd love to jump in and start learning more ASL along with my prior self-taught knowledge. If anyone is willing to help me learn then feel free to message me. :)

Hi! I'm curious about what the term "think-hearing" means to you. My fiancé is Deaf and says he is think-hearing and that other Deaf people have said that about him. Even at Deaf meets, Deaf strangers sometimes assume he's hearing. When he corrects them, they apologize. hah His definition of...

I remember reading “Journey into the Deaf-World” and there’s a statistic that says 9 out of 10 deaf people marry deaf. This book came out in 1996. Do you think that statistic has changed today? What's your experience, yourself and those you know?