In addition, we stayed at Vlad’s best friend’s house. Both the best friend and his wife are hearing. During dinner time, Vlad and I taught the best friend and his wife sign language. Since Vlad and his best friend grew up together, I questioned why the best friend never learned sign...
American Sign Language was created in 1817, with the creation of The School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut, as the way of communicating with each other. American Sign Language (ASL) is a visually perceived language based on a naturally evolved system of articulated hand gestures and ...
We looked at each other for a few seconds before I thought, “Oh, what the heck.” I began to sign (ASL) to her. She watched and did not respond, but she was smiling. I signed that I have worked with deaf people in Texas. I had not signed in a while: “My sign stinky now....
Anne Sullivan should receive credit as well since she was the woman who taught Helen how to sign and speak. She stayed by Helen’s side throughout her hardships and didn’t give up on her. She is a strong woman! Actually both of them were. Anyway, back to Helen. ...
Anne Sullivan should receive credit as well since she was the woman who taught Helen how to sign and speak. She stayed by Helen’s side throughout her hardships and didn’t give up on her. She is a strong woman! Actually both of them were. Anyway, back to Helen. ...
I’m going to talk about someone here who first opened my eyes to sign language, and that is the actress Louise Fletcher. Louise Fletcher was not deaf herself, but was born to deaf parents. She most famously played Nurse Ratched in the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. I have ...