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Ghost

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

[Image ID: Ghost in American Sign Language. Both hands in F handshape. Dominant hand moves up in a wobbly path from base hand. Hands are different shades of blue as the sign progresses and a ghost is depicted as coming out of the base hand. End ID]

Mourn

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Mourn or heartbreak in American Sign Language. Hands in C hand shape mirror each other with one hand palm up and the other palm down on either side of the heart. Then they twist as they close into S handshape. Movement is illustrated with arms that are translucent white. There is also a silhouette of a head and shoulders. The arms and silhouette are divided by lines radiating from the heart. Background is black.

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Imani(Faith)

Faith

Sources: National Black Deaf Advocates, SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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The sign for Faith in American Sign Language. F handshape taps forehead then taps base hand in F handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent red, green, and black in different stages of the sign. Eyes are black. Background is white.

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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.

hi i love your account!! ♥️🤟

do you know of any ways to make group voice calls more accessible? i so badly want to participate in Discord vcs with my friends more often, but i get hearing fatigue almost instantly and struggle to keep track of multiple voices at once, especially when there’s a movie/game going on in the background. (i have mild to moderate hearing loss + auditory processing issues.)

thanks in advance!

Hi!

I don't use Discord or group voice calls so I don't have much advice unfortunately. You could talk to the group or start with one friend to figure out how to make things less chaotic. Maybe ask to have games muted? Truckers talking to each other on the radio will start with their handle to identify themselves. Maybe emulating that will make it easier to know who's talking in a way that's fun.

If anyone has experience with this please share!

🤞

I really like hiking, painting, and game nights. My favorite games are Hand and Foot, Rummy, Spit, Spanking Yoda, Dinosaur Tea Party, and Quiplash.

Game

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

[Image ID: Game in American Sign Language. Both hands in open A handshape palms facing signer. Knuckles tap each other 2-3 times. Hands are black and red with card symbols cut out. End ID]

I made an ask game based on the fact that some emojis look like ASL hanshapes (sort of).

Ask Game:

☝️ 1 wish

🖐 top 5 Cheeses

👍 Favorite Art medium

🤚 Book recs

👌 Family

👈 Guilty pleasure

👆 Last song listened to

👇 Any Question

🤞 Recreational activities

✊ Favorite Snacks

✌ Voyages

🤙 YouTube favorites

🤟 Relationship status

MEET JUSTINA MILES, made history with her ASL performance during Rihanna's Super Bowl Halftime Show. Justina Miles is the first female deaf performer for the Super Bowl halftime show and did an energetic and enthusiast ASL rendition of Rihanna's performance.

This wasn't Miles' only history-making moment of the night. While Sheryl Lee Ralph was singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing," Miles signed the song, making it the first-time ever there was an ASL rendition of it at the Super Bowl.

Learn more about her → here

People are trying to bring back 1880s-era anti-ASL sentiment. Worst timeline.

Chocolate

Fairtrade Chocolate

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Chocolate in American Sign Language. C handshape moves in circles on the back of base hand. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent brown and white in different stages of the sign. Background is transparent.

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