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Ujima(Collective Work and Responsibility)

Collective Work and Responsibility

Sources: National Black Deaf Advocates

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The sign for Collective Work and Responsibility in American Sign Language.

Collective is signed with both hands linked in F handshape. Hands pull each other in a circle parallel to the ground in front of the signer. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent black in different stages of the sign.

Work is signed with both hands in the S handshape. Heal of dominant hand taps 2-3 times on thumb side of base hand. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent red in different stages of the sign.

Responsibility is signed with both hands in bent, open B handshape tapping dominant side shoulder 2-3 times with fingertips. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green in different stages of the sign.

Space between Work and Responsibility implies the body shift version of And in ASL. Background is white.

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Stereotypes

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Stereotypes in American Sign Language. The sign labels: fingertips of U shape brush across open B handshape a few times. And the sign universal: hands in Y handshape, palm down move horizontally in a circle. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign.

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Book

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

[Image ID: the sign for Book in ASL. Both hands in b handshape palms facing each other, touching along the pinky side then palms facing up. Action resembles opening a book. Means open book in ASL if signed once and book if signed 2-3 times. End ID]

Help

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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The sign for Help in American Sign Language. Hand in open A handshape is pushed up by base hand. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink. Background is white.

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Jellyfish

Sources: SigningSavvy

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Hand in C handshape rests fingertips on base hand which pulses between 5 handshape and C handshape, moving upward every time it moves to C handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is transparent.

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Difficult

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Difficult or Problem in American Sign Language. Both hands in bent V handshape, palm facing signer scrape past each other. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.

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Snow

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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The sign for Snow in American Sign Language. Both hands in 5 handshape wiggle fingers as they move down. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent shades of blue in different stages of the sign. 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.

Pig

Sources: SigningSavvy, ASLDeafined

[Image ID: Pig in American Sign Language. Hand in B handshape palm down rests under the chin then changes to Bent-B handshape. Above the hands is a pig face. End ID]

How about goodnight and/or good morning?

Good Morning

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Good Morning in American Sign Language. The signs for "good" and "morning" are separated slightly for visual clarity.

Good: Hand in open B handshape moves from in front of mouth to base hand palm up.

Morning: base hand rests at dominant arms elbow as dominant arm in open B handshape raises up.

Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, and purple in different stages of the sign.

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Good Night

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Good Night in American Sign Language. The signs for "good" and "night" are separated slightly for visual clarity.

Good: Hand in open B handshape moves from in front of mouth to base hand palm up.

Night: heal of hand in bent B handshape taps wrist of base hand in B handshape palm down.

Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, and purple in different stages of the sign.

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