they/them, hearing, Interpreting major. Online resources: https://sites.google.com/view/thesign-resource If you wanna learn ASL, try and find in-person classes with a culturally Deaf teacher and make sure you learn about Deaf culture as well! [Profile Pic ID: The sign for Art in American Sign Language. End ID]
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hi! do you make these icons yourself?
also i was wondering if it would be okay to use them, with credit to you?
I do! I use Scetch (an app no longer in the app store (I've had the same phone for 6 and a half years)). First, I look at various sources (typically SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined), then decide how I'm going to depict the sign.
It depends. I don't want people to use them like a learning tool because ASL is a 4 dimensional language and I use a 2 dimensional space. What would you want to use them for?
Autumn
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: Autumn in American Sign Language. Hand in B handshape brushes down across the base hands elbow. Base hand is brown. Dominant hand goes from green to yellow to red to orange. End ID]
[Image ID:
Image 1: Graphics representing the American Sign Language signs for Halloween, Bat, Vampire, Bone, Ghost, Spider, Pumpkin, and the I L Y sign.
Image 2: same as image 1 except each sign is labeled in English.
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I'm thinking of making sticker sheets.
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
descriptive transcript:
Haben, a Black woman in her thirties with long dark hair, speaks to the camera, a vibrant blue wall behind her.
Haben: If you're a creator, add transcripts to your videos. I can't see videos, I can't hear videos, but I can read transcripts.
Pins on a Braillenote Touch pop up and down in their Braille cells. Each cell has eight pins that are either positioned up or down depending on the specific Braille letter.
Haben: Braille displays connect to phones and laptops, allowing Braille readers to access the internet this way. Descriptive transcripts should have both the visuals of what's happening on screen and speech and key sounds for the video. Really good descriptive transcripts captivate readers just like the best novels.
The Braille display disappears and the video shows Haben in the same room.
Haben: Once we have widespread accessibility, it'll be easier for deafblind people to share our stories and also participate in conversations. I love learning from lives different from mine and in order for me to do that, I need transcripts. I look forward to reading all your transcripts!
end transcript.
sharing for people who aren't aware this is a thing & can put it into practice, video transcript copied from haben's instagram (please let me know if the format needs to be adjusted in some way šš»)
Chuck Baird's Crocodile Dundee, 1992
Sources: Deaf-art.org | Profiles, Chuck Baird, DeafArt.org | Artworks, Descriptions
[Image ID by Dawn Sign Press:
Mirroring a crocodile's huge, fearsome jaws, a pair of arms lies directly beneath them, parodying their drawbridge motion. (DSP)
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Chuck Baird is a De'VIA (Deaf View / Image Art) artist, and he's got a lot of cool stuff that incorporates American Sign Language! I think this one, Tyger Tyger, and the whale one are my favorites. Check him out!
Heres a transcript from their website:
![Did you know that the famous Greek philosopher Socrates who lived in the fifth century B.C. may have been the first person to write about sign language? He said, āSuppose that we had no voice or tongue, and wanted to indicate objects to one another, should we not, like the deaf and dumb, make signs with the hands, head and the rest of the body?ā
[Sponsored Video from GlobalVRS: www.globalvrs.com]
I got this piece of history from this book.
[āThe Deaf Community in America: History in the Makingā]
The authors Melvia and Ronald Nomeland said the remarks by Socrates āillustrates that deaf people existed thenā¦ā](https://64.media.tumblr.com/5f7be1def150a43dd2c51adc536ebacf/c64b6715dd02fb28-17/s540x810/2c2eaf89e7a2e0bbacb1cc894b6fd64d9932a7a1.jpg)
[Image ID: screenshot from the DailyMoth.com. Its logo, a lightbulb with a moth on it, is in the top left corner. A transcript reads:
Did you know that the famous Greek philosopher Socrates who lived in the fifth century B.C. may have been the first person to write about sign language? He said, āSuppose that we had no voice or tongue, and wanted to indicate objects to one another, should we not, like the deaf and dumb, make signs with the hands, head and the rest of the body?ā
[Sponsored Video from GlobalVRS: www.globalvrs.com]
I got this piece of history from this book.
[āThe Deaf Community in America: History in the Makingā]
The authors Melvia and Ronald Nomeland said the remarks by Socrates āillustrates that deaf people existed thenā¦ā
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Deaf History: Socrates on sign language
More interesting information to share about Deaf history, thanks to Alex at The Daily Moth Deaf news.
Issues | The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education | Oxford Academic
https://academic.oup.com/jdsde/issue/29/3
Sharing interesting information for those looking for Deaf studies and educational peer reviews.
Source: The Journal of Deaf Studies on Facebook
It's been awhile since I did an actual painting. I chose this sign, poem, specifically the express version, as a sort of love letter to the language and community. I've been studying American Sign Language for a few years now. Verbal communication has often been a struggle for me. With ASL, I have been able to meet and communicate with many wonderful people in a way that feels freeing. I am still learning. There are things I can't sign because I haven't learned the vocabulary yet. And there are things I can't say because they can only be expressed in sign.
[Image ID: a painting of a yellow and orange figure. Their arm starts clenched at their heart and opens as it extends forward. End ID]
Reblogging because it's my birthday next week :3
The Knoxville Center of the Deaf is having a gala and I wanna go! Tickets are $90 so I'm doing commissions. The KCD offers great services and I'd love to support them. Here's a link for anyone that wants more information or to support them directly!
Request a commission through my ko-fi or message for details. My venmo is @Lloyd_E
[Image ID: a menu for commissions. Each category has examples.
15 dollars per sign. Examples shown are "Good" and "Behavior" for $15, "Good Night" for $30 and "Anthropology" or "the Study of Human Behavior" for $45.
25 dollars per stylized sign. Examples shown are "Bones" drawn with a skeletal design and "Frog" which has a frog face included in the design for $25. The signs "Lesbian" "Gay" "Bi" "Trans" colored in their respective pride flag colors together are $80.
5 dollars per fingerspelling. Examples shown are "Nonbinary" and "Name." End ID]
Got some cool stuff from 58creativity!
[Image ID: a picture of 5 items:
1: a tan T-shirt. The design has a mountain, trees, and play outside in English and ASL.
2: a sticker of the sign grow, which is green with a plant coming out of the top hand.
3: a sticker of the sign for tea with the base hand replaced with a teacup and leaves.
4: a blue button that has the sign for support and a heart under the words "Support Deaf Artists."
5: a note from the artist that says, "Thank you so much for purchasing and sorting my business as a deaf artist. Your support means a lot to me as it inspires me to create more." There is line art of the artist signing thank you.
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Intersex
Source: Rogan Shannon
[Image ID: Intersex in American Sign Language. Hand in I handshape, palm facing out starts infront of the signers face then twists and drops to their chest in X handshape. End ID]
Vote
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
To register: vote.gov/register
For more information, like registration deadlines (30 days before an election in TN) or to confirm or update registration: usa.gov/voter-registration/
[Image ID: Vote in American Sign Language. Hand in F handshape taps inside base hand in S handshape. End ID]
I had a question about your commissions- is it $5 per word on the finger spellings or $5 overall? I presumed the former but wasnāt sure
I'll say up to 20 characters
The Knoxville Center of the Deaf is having a gala and I wanna go! Tickets are $90 so I'm doing commissions. The KCD offers great services and I'd love to support them. Here's a link for anyone that wants more information or to support them directly!
Request a commission through my ko-fi or message for details. My venmo is @Lloyd_E
[Image ID: a menu for commissions. Each category has examples.
15 dollars per sign. Examples shown are "Good" and "Behavior" for $15, "Good Night" for $30 and "Anthropology" or "the Study of Human Behavior" for $45.
25 dollars per stylized sign. Examples shown are "Bones" drawn with a skeletal design and "Frog" which has a frog face included in the design for $25. The signs "Lesbian" "Gay" "Bi" "Trans" colored in their respective pride flag colors together are $80.
5 dollars per fingerspelling. Examples shown are "Nonbinary" and "Name." End ID]
Whiskey
Sources: Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: the sign for Whiskey or Alcohol in American Sign Language. Both hands in 1-I handshape. Dominant hand taps base hand with both hands sideways, palms facing signer. Designed to look like whiskey being poured. End ID]
[Image ID: 5 tweets from "glasses".
1. Just found out there's no school for the deaf in America. Bullshit.
2. Maybe I'll just start a school myself ffs. There's one in England maybe they can show me.
3. Omw to England :) wish me luck
4. Literally fuck England
5. Omw to France:) wish me luck
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It's time for another episode of Good Idea, Bad Idea
[Image ID: lightbulbs replace the 'o's in "good idea." Under that is the phrase "go to class early" in American Sign Language. Then the words "bad idea" with a lightbulb over the 'i'. Under that is the phrase "go to class naked" in American Sign Language. End ID]
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]
Day 1 of @elliottnotyet's Marchirp
Chicken
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: Chicken in American Sign Language. Dominant hand in small O handshape starts pointing out in front of signer's mouth, then pecks base hand. End ID]
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]
Sorry for the Hiatus, if been working on being an author or something. Check out my stuff at @elliottnotyet. I'll try to post stuff regularly on here again
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]
Ghost
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: ghost in American Sign Language. Both hands in F handshape. Base hand palm up and dominant hand palm down with tips of thumbs and index fingers touching. Then dominant hand moves upward. End ID]
it's a little early for this but could we get a happy Halloween if you haven't already?
Sure, it's close enough
Halloween
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Halloween in American Sign Language. Both hands in bent B handshape rotate to cover the eyes. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent purple and orange. Eyes and fangs are purple.
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Stereotypes
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
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.
End ID]
I'm a deaf animator! and I made Ice Cubes, this film about a migraine over the course of a semester in college! But if a slice of life with deaf signing animal people isn't your jam, how about Finger Brew??? Where a bird and human fight over how to make their soup :)
Both films have ASL in them because there's far too little media out there without my lovely native language and culture in them and I am determined to fill that niche.
Broke
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Broke in American Sign Language. Both hands in B handshape palms down chop the signers neck on either side with pinky side of the hand. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent shades green in different stages of the sign. Outline of head, neck, and mouth are green.
End ID]