An Interpreter’s Balancing Act: Sign language interpreters. What do they do? For those unfamiliar, it may seem pretty simple…similar to the work of foreign language interpreters. However, there are issues particular to this profession that only come to light when one looks deeper. Foreign Language Interpreters are interpreting one spoken language to another. The vast […]
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How’s Your ASL Baby?
April 30, 2019
Research indicates how teaching sign language to babies produces positive results even as they enter into their elementary school years. Although little research has been done on baby signing, the research that has been conducted is very positive (Goodwyn & Acredolo, 2000). It has been shown that baby signing can be beneficial for cognitive and emotional […]
How Do You Sign *Happy Holidays*?
November 27, 2018
Wow…she sure likes to read a lot! One of my early thoughts while having holiday dinners with my hearing family and one deaf sister. I give myself a break now. I was only about 7 or 8 years old and it had just become normal to see my sister get up from the table and plop […]
Do You Hear What I Hear?
June 18, 2015
Two Photographs: Happy families watching their infants “hear” for the first time. The Media loves these stories. So wonderful that these children can now lead ‘normal’ lives and dodge the deafness bullet. A recent personal experience caused me to contemplate Cochlear Implant surgery and the effect it may have on the babies who do not […]
Deaf Friendly Applause!
June 1, 2015
Who is credited with introducing American Deaf culture to the practice of “hand waving” for applause? a. Laurent Clerc b. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet c. Gerald “Bummy” Burstein d. Frederick Schreiber Not sure? Answer: “c” – Gerald “Bummy” Burstein The modern American Deaf culture practice of twisting the hands in the air evidently came […]
What is the Difference Between “Hard of Hearing” and “Deaf” ?
October 7, 2013
What’s the difference between “Hard of Hearing” and “Deaf” ? In contemplating this question, it occurs to me that many labels are actually degrees on a spectrum of experience. If you imagine that the range is from zero to ten, with zero being “no hearing whatsoever….at any time….with any device….complete silence. Then ‘ten’ would equal […]
The Sound of Silence
October 2, 2012
This bench sits in a beautiful meditation garden in Southern California. There are signs posted to “Please Respect the Quiet”, the peacefulness and this special place where many come to relax and meditate. On a recent visit, I sat on this bench to enjoy some peace and quiet after a busy week. Ahhhh…….with eyes closed, […]
Are The Deaf Better Communicators?
July 5, 2012
An upcoming publication questions the typical communication styles of the Deaf population – comparing it to the styles of the Hearing population. Unless you’ve experienced both, you may not be aware of the difference. Even if you have spent time in the company of both, you may not have consciously noticed the difference. If you’re […]
Repeat After Me…..
April 3, 2012
REPEAT AFTER ME… Written by: Mary Anne Pugin ~Mary Anne continues her series of stories reflecting upon ‘growing up as a deaf child’ in the 1950’s and 1960’s~ “Don-n-n-n,” I said. “No, no – dol-l-l-l,” Miss Wright corrected. It is so written in the October 6, 1955 article published by the Washington, D.C. Evening Star. […]
Deaf Interpreters
March 25, 2012
When you first read the title of this post, you may assume we are discussing hearing interpreters FOR the deaf as opposed to interpreters who ARE deaf themselves. And you would be wrong:) Believe it or not, there is actually a profession out there for deaf sign language interpreters. Just like their hearing counterparts, they […]
June 30, 2019
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