Deaf people

[Becksfanz]

Hey any members here are deaf or use sign language? :D

[JustJodi]

Hi I am deaf and i do use sign language, but AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, since I am an American living in Holland,,

[Chloe O'brien]

I am not deaf but I am learning BSL sign language at my work . its only an introductory level but i am really enjoying it

[Becksfanz]

Oh that is a great start! :D Glad that you are enjoying it!

[Becksfanz]

I am deaf and use BSL and SSE - sign supported english. I know some of english sign language as some of my ffriends are from England...

[di marco]

im not deaf but i do know a bit of sign language. i know a few people that are deaf but they lipread mostly rather than use sign language

[~*~Leanne~*~]

im not deaf but i can say my name in sign language which is about it but id love to learn

[willow]

i know a very small amount of sign language, one of my friends is doing a class in it she is level 2 i think, she does try to teach me but it has trouble staying in my head!!!

[Abbie]

Im not deaf but i would like to learn sign language

[JustJodi]

Its really funny, people think sign language is UNIVERSAL,, when I tell them it isn't.. they are like HOW COME ?? My come back is, How come you do not speak Italian in Africa?? American Sign language ABC's involve just one hand,, British Sign Language ABC's involve both hands,, its a really neat experince for me to observe, BSL and DSL.. I am learning loads of BSL from TV.. so I hope whenever i meet a deaf person from the Uk i will be able to communicate with them as well :cheer:

[Abbie]

wow, thats so so cool i never knew there were so many different sign languages, but then gain it makes sense when you think about it

[Chloe O'brien]

I have got to say that before i started learning BSL i was unaware that sign language was not universal, which was a shock to me. I have been doing my course for 8 weeks not another 12 to go and so far I can sign my name, were i live, what family I have, I also know how to sign different ways of transport, the weather, numbers days of the week and the four seaons.

[Cornishbabe]

My next door enighbour is deaf and when we were kids i learnt sign langauge soshe could understand me. But now she just lip reads and so I have forgotton most of it

[Abbie]

I have got to say that before i started learning BSL i was unaware that sign language was not universal, which was a shock to me. I have been doing my course for 8 weeks not another 12 to go and so far I can sign my name, were i live, what family I have, I also know how to sign different ways of transport, the weather, numbers days of the week and the four seaons.wow that is amazing i really wnat to learn some but i havent got a clue how

[Becksfanz]

That is great! I can do ABC using BSL and ISL - one hand too. IPeople think sign language is hard but nah! its quite cool as no one know what we are talking about. for example i can sign idiot or ******* you to my bro and he would have no idea what i said unless i used my voice hehe

[Becksfanz]

yeah it is rude to sign bad words to people but sometime i feel like signing bad words to people who are nasty to me :D

[Abbie]

yeah it is rude to sign bad words to people but sometime i feel like signing bad words to people who are nasty to me :Dlol do they even know what you have said?

[Becksfanz]

Nope! unless they know sign language but usually they dont! hehe

[Abbie]

lol well that must be amusing for you

[Becksfanz]

oh yeah! I dont usually do it, more like doing it once a year coz i usually get on well with deaf and hearing people :D

[JustJodi]

So Becks did you get your education in a deaf school with other deaf kids or mainstreamed with a few deaf kids in a special program ???

[Becksfanz]

Oh hiya, sorry about taking ages to reply, as I was giving my bedroom a makeover this weekend. First I went to hearing school with a deaf unit from aged about 4-11 years old, mixing with hearing people at breaktime/lunchtime then went to a special school for the deaf and blind at aged 12-17. Loved mainstream school than special school.

[.:SpIcYsPy:.]

Im not deaf but I know a little bit of sign langauge :)

[Abi]

4 of my cousins in Newcastle are deaf, and one of my aunts as well. They all are deaf completly in one ear, and around 75% deaf in the other. So they lip read everyone al the time, even they dont know that much sign language.

Anyway, i've picked up a few little bits, but nothing much, cause i only go to Newcastle once a year or so.

[Becksfanz]

Thats great about u knowing a little or lots of sign language, that is better than knowing nothing! :)

[Chloe O'brien]

I start back at my sign-language course tomorrow after the easter holidays. I'm dreading it as I would have probably forgotten everything

[Becksfanz]

thats good, peeps i know is never assed to learn sign lang again when they forgot. so good on you start back on ur course :D

[dddMac1]

i'm not deaf but i work with a guy who is death he is hard to undestand but he uses the Language which makes it easier

my cousin is deaf as well but she doesn't need to use the sign language

[Abbie]

i'm not deaf but i work with a guy who is death he is hard to undestand but he uses the Language which makes it easier

my cousin is deaf as well but she doesn't need to use the sign languageerm i think you mean deaf not death................
so does that mean you can sign language

[dddMac1]

sorry spelling mistake. i understand some of it but not much

[Becksfanz]

Some peeps spelt Death when they meant to spell Deaf, lol

[Kim]

I am not deaf and don't know anything in sign language. They had a page on it in the student organisers last year, and I can't remember one letter in it. I admire those that are deaf for the way they cope with having to use it.

[CrazyLea]

I can't sign proper words or anything, but I can however spell my name with it, and a few other words ( I don't remember all the letters lol ) I'd love to learn to sign though.

[Becksfanz]

Recently, I got an award of Adult of Achievement just coz of my deafness. My college put my name down for it as I was the only fulltime deaf student and thought that I was amazing for coping in the college with all these hearing peeps around me but I don't get it! After all, I am used to cope in 'Hearing World' and have to cope with it and there are a lot of peeps worse off than me but they don't get an award and I do just coz Im deaf so I think that is amazing well my college are not really awared of Deaf Awareness but they are starting to... I find it funny if hearing peeps admire or woship deaf peeps...no offence people

[Chloe O'brien]

I finished my deaf awareness course today. It was 20 weeks long and by god it opened my eyes. Although the course was only and introductory level, the course was very intense and it really gives you an insight into how those of us with all five senses working do take things for granted.

[Becksfanz]

Tell us all what you have learnt? GOod on u taking deaf awareness course :cheer:

[Chloe O'brien]

Tell us all what you have learnt? GOod on u taking deaf awareness course :cheer:

Oh god right over the 20 weeks I feel as I have learnt a lot although its only an introductory leve. We had to do four assessments. The first three assessments were videoed where we had to have a conversation. As this had to be sent away for external verification that we had passed the assessments

1st Assessment: About our work, family, pets, where we live and how we travel to work.

2nd Assessment: We had to act out a scene where we were buying a train ticket. We had to be able to sign where we wanted to go, the time and how much the price would be.

3rd Assessment: This was similar to the 2nd assessment except this involved being in a cafe ordering food and drink.

4th Assessment: We had to watch a video where the deaf tutor was signing three different scenirios on her family, a night out and her work. She signed questions to us and we had to write down the answers

[diamond1]

i reckon im going to go deaf sooner than later I hear ringing all the time and the loudness of my speakers when I listen to them is unreal and I alot of things people say never go's in...talking to me is a nightmare because im always like what? what? honestly people think im having a laugh so yeah i think my hearing will go one day.