Had To Do A PowerPoint For School And Decided It Needed More Art At The Last Second.

so I'm deaf, and I get new hearing aids every 4-5 years. every time I do this, the sound is different, and I have to take some time to relearn sounds. my most recent pair is a very different brand from what I've previously had, meaning that the sound is very different as well. this, of course, means extra word to relearn sounds. this is absolutely exhausting.

I just find it strange that, while I am relearning a sense, I can't realistically take time off of school. I still have so many assignments and stuff that I have to do, all while feeling like a toddler that's been up too long.

basically, I should be allowed to have a break when I get new hearing aids without having to do 12 billion catch up assignments afterwards

Day 3 of @elliottnotyet's Marchirp

Duck

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

[Image ID: Duck in American Sign Language hand in 3 handshape in front of mouth opens and closes. End ID]

Overcome

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Overcome in American Sign Language. Hand in S handshape moves down over base hand in S handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.

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Star

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

[Image ID:

The sign for Star in American Sign Language. Both hands in 1 handshape with palms facing away from signer point up and rub sides of index fingers. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is transparent.

End ID]

Why’d you decide to be an interpreter?

(Also, hai! I saw you followed me :D)

Hi👋

I love signing, but also, I have experience with disability from both sides (chronic pain and working in assisted living). To me, serving a community you identify with just hits different. I know many Deaf people don't identify as disabled and I've never really been deaf, but I think there are a lot of parallels between my experiences facing inaccessibility as well as the pride and assumptions that come with being trans and the experience of many Deaf people I've met.

I'm also immersed in the Deaf community. Like I said earlier, it's important to me to be a part of the community I serve, but that's not the reason I interact with the Deaf community. I genuinely prefer socializing in ASL. People used to think I was an introvert, but now I go to social events at least weekly and often multiple times a week because I go to every Deaf event open to hearing people. So really it's more because I'm a hearing person in the community that I want to be an interpreter than the other way around.

Late Night

Source: ASLDeafined

[Image ID:

Late night in American Sign Language. Open B handshape with palm down sweeps to the side while wrist stays resting on wrist of base hand. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, and purple in different stages of the sign.

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Sarcastic

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

[Image ID: Sarcastic in American Sign Language. Both hands in a rock on hand shape. Dominant index finger taps the nose then arms cross at the wrist with dominant hand on top. End ID]

Not an app but the Knoxville Center of the Deaf will have free classes starting in January. If you can't wait, Bill Vicars has lessons for free on YouTube. I don't know of any free apps, but ASLDeafined is the one I recommend. Its $36/year. Here's a longer, more detailed list of resources if you're interested

Does anyone know any apps for learning asl that don’t require u to pay for lessons after the first few

My school had a back to school bash with arts and crafts so I painted the ASL sign for Dinosaur

[Image ID: Dinosaur in American Sign Language in acrylic. A hand in flat O handshape is painted with a yellow eye, a nostril, green scales, and teeth lining the thumb and index finger. End ID]

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

Art

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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The sign for Art in American Sign Language. I hand shape zigzags down across base hand in a motion like drawing on a piece of paper. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is white.

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