Thank you for checking with her. I'm familiar with the site, but I'm hoping to find an event that is sort of "mixed," ASL/Oral because it might be more accepting. I thought maybe it would be easier to find my way into the community and learn ASL in that context.
Or if not that, I'm hoping to find someone who might "sponsor" me in the community. It might be easier to find acceptance in the community if there's someone (who is already a part of the community) who "has your back".
That's really why I'd like to start by communicating with someone in the community, instead of showing up at an event as a stranger where no one knows me.
