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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Today, in “I’ll take any good news I can find”:
A production of Romeo and Juliet with Deaf actors signing their lines has been referred to as bilingual! Not just “accessible” or “diverse” but also BILINGUAL!
This makes me happy because the general idea of ASL (and other signed languages) is that they’re just a manual version of the spoken language. By that logic, Norwegian is just a higher-latitude version of German. Signed languages are languages of their own! With unique vocabulary, grammar, and dialects!
Gum
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Gum in American Sign Language. Hand in V hand shape bends into cheek two or three times. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent shades of pink in different stages of the sign. Face outline and bubble are pink. Bubble has a white highlight.
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Hurricane
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Hurricane in American Sign Language. Both hands in H handshape with thumbs touching, dominant hand upesidown. Index and middle fingers wiggle in and out as hands move forward and to the side. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, and purple in different stages of the sign.
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Fireworks
Sources: SigningSavvy, ASLDeafined
[Fireworks in American Sign Language. Hands crossed in S handshape separate as they move up and open to 5 handshape. Movement is repeated three times as body rotates from left to right. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign.
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When I’m out with Deaf friends, I put my hearing aid in my purse. It removes any ability to hear, but far more importantly, it removes the ambiguity that often haunts me.
In a restaurant, we point to the menu and gesture with the wait staff. The servers taking the order respond with gestures too. They pantomime “drinks?” and tell us they learned a bit of signs in kindergarten. Looking a little embarrassed, they sign “Rain, rain, go away, come again another day” in the middle of asking our salad dressing choice. We smile and gently redirect them to the menu. My friends are pros at this routine and ordering is easy ― delightful even. The contrast with how it feels to be out with my hearing husband is stunning.
Once my friends and I have ordered, we sign up a storm, talking about everything and shy about nothing. What would be the point? People are staring anyway. Our language is lavish, our faces alive. My friends discuss the food, but for me, the food is unimportant. I’m feasting on the smorgasbord of communication ― the luxury of chatting in a language that I not only understand 100% but that is a pleasure in and of itself. Taking nothing for granted, I bask in it all, and everything goes swimmingly.
Until I accidentally say the word “soup” out loud.
Pointing at the menu, I let the word slip out to the server. And our delightful meal goes straight downhill. Suddenly, the wait staff’s mouths start flapping; the beautiful, reaching, visual parts of their brains go dead, as if switched off.
“Whadda payu dictorom danu?” the server’s mouth seems to say. “Buddica taluca mariney?”
“No, I’m Deaf,” I say. A friend taps the server and, pointing to her coffee, pantomimes milking a cow. But the damage is done. The server has moved to stand next to me and, with laser-focus, looks only at me. Her pen at the ready, her mouth moves like a fish. With stunning speed, the beauty of the previous interactions ― the pantomiming, the pointing, the cooperative taking of our order ― has disappeared. “Duwanaa disser wida coffee anmik? Or widabeeaw fayuh-mow?”
Austin “Awti” Andrews (who’s a child of Deaf adults, often written as CODA) describes a similar situation.
“Everything was going so well,” he says. “The waiter was gesturing, it was terrific. And then I just said one word, and pow!! It’s like a bullet of stupidity shot straight into the waiter’s head,” he explains by signing a bullet in slow motion, zipping through the air and hitting the waiter’s forehead. Powwwww.
Hearing people might be shocked by this, but Deaf people laugh uproariously, cathartically.
“Damn! All I did was say one word!” I say to my friends. “But why do you do that?” they ask, looking at me with consternation and pity. “Why don’t you just turn your voice off, for once and for all?” they say.
Hearing people would probably think I’m the lucky one ― the success story ― because I can talk. But I agree with my friends.
— I’m Deaf And I Have ‘Perfect’ Speech. Here’s Why It’s Actually A Nightmare.
Accessible
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Accessible in American Sign Language. Enter is signed twice. Both hands in bent open B handshape palms down. Dominant hand goes under base hand and flattens as it passes. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, and purple in different stages of the sign.
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Blind
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Blind in American Sign Language. Hand in bent V handshape taps under the eye. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
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Addiction
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Addiction in American Sign Language. X handshape hook corner of the mouth and pulls to the side. Movement is illustrated by arms and mouths that are translucent blue and purple in different stages of the sign.
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Depression
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Depression in American Sign Language. Middle fingers of hands in open 8 handshape trace a line down the chest. Moveme is illustrated by arms that are translucent shades of blue in different stages of the sign. The blues get darker and less saturated as they go down.
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Wishing everyone a happy and safe Disability Pride Month! I'm grateful for all the support and love you have shown me.
If you feel so inclined, please consider supporting me on instagram or ko-fi. (prints archived until further notice)
Thank you! ♡
[ID: a 2x2 collage of various pieces of art depicting people wearing hearing aids. three are digital art, and one is a collage of photographs. the top left depicts a person with short hair in profile, the bottom left depicts a light-skinned man and dark-skinned man kissing, and the bottom right depicts a black girl in profile wearing citrus-themed beads and an orange hearing aid. end ID]
Schizophrenia
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Schizophrenia in American Sign Language. S handshape at the forehead, palm out opens to B handshape and zigzags slightly as it moves down. Movement is illustrated by arms that are shades of blue with white highlights in different stages of the sign. Silhouette of head is dark blue.
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Invisible/Overlooked
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Invisible/Overlooked in American Sign Language. Hand upright in in open B handshape palm facing back rotates at the elbow so hand swipes past the face.
Image 1 is white to blend in with tumblr's true blue mode, image 2 is dark blue to blend in with tumblr's low-contrast mode, and image 3 is dark grey to blend in with tumblr's dark mode
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Loud
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Loud in American Sign Language. 1 handshape points at ear then hands in S handshape palms out shake back and forth on either side of the head. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue and purple in different stages of the sign.
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Paralysis
Sources: SigningSavvy, ASLDeafined
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Paralysis in American Sign Language. Hands in 5 handshape palms down move back into clawed 5 handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
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Arthritis
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Arthritis in American Sign Language. A handshape palm facing out shakes side to side. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent red with cracks running up the arm.
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Cane
Source: ASLDeafined
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Cane in American Sign Language. Hand in G handshape outline the shape of a cane. Then the signer mimics the movement of walking with a cane. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, purple, and pink.
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Wheelchair
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined I also found this video about basic wheelchair skills while researching hand placement
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Wheelchair in American Sign Language. Both hands in S handshape move forward and open in a loose 5 handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign. There are black wheelchair wheels with silver rims to help signify location of the sign.
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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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Disability
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Disability in American Sign Language. Handshapes D and A with the pattern of the disability pride flag: green, blue, white, yellow, and red diagonal stripes over a dark grey background.
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The faded black background represents "the anger and mourning over the eugenics and the neglect that disabled people have to fight against."
Red represents physical disabilities.
Gold is for neurodiversity.
White represents invisible disabilities and disabilities that haven't yet been diagnosed.
Blue stands for emotional and psychiatric disabilities, including mental illness, anxiety, and depression.
Green is for sensory disabilities, including deafness, blindness, lack of smell, lack of taste, audio processing disorder, and all other sensory disabilities.
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Deaf owned businesses
Also look up Deaf owned businesses in your area specifically because this is not a comprehensive list. It does not include Crepe Crazy in Austin, Texas which has the best crepes in the world
Deaf artists
https://www.kalidoubledee.com/?fbclid=PAAabOaoCytoXfJ9O4bBYPQHJuuX1X-Kql-R4-qalAIljOKPSPUidw_e-6zes
I was a little heartbroken to see my favorite local cafe selling these stickers, so I made a list of some Deaf artists selling their art online.
[Image ID: a Be kind sticker with English and ASL except 4 instead of B handshape, S instead of E, V instead of K, S instead of N, and 1 instead of D. Over the sticker are the words "this is why we don't buy art from Amazon" with "part of the reason" inserted between "this is" and "why". The word "Wrong" is above all the incorrect handshapes and "wrong in the same way is pointing to the S handshapes that are meant to represent the E and N.
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Jenna Floyd- she's the one who designed the original Starbucks ASL mug
Instagram Etsy
[Image ID: screenshot of instagram profile jennafloydart. End ID]
Girl and Creativity
Instagram Shop
[Image ID: screenshot of instagram profile girlandcreativity. End ID]
Woodstove Studios
Instagram Shop
[Image ID: screenshot of instagram profile woodstovestudios. End ID]
Angie Goto-Deaf art educator from Australia
Instagram Shop
[Image ID: screenshot of instagram profile turbly. End ID]
Kali Doubledee- Captues the movements of signs in ink. On her instagram, she also demonstrates the signs. I have wind and earth.
Instagram Shop
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Plane
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Plane in American Sign Language. Hand in the ILY handshape with index and pinky fingers bent forward. Hand bounces forward slightly.
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Travel
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Travel in American Sign Language. Hand in bent V handshape moves back and forth upwards. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
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Take a Break
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Break in American Sign Language. Both hands in 5 handshape. Dominant hand palm down. Base hand palm towards signer. Dominant hand taps the space between the fingers on base hand. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
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Swim
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Swim in American Sign Language. Both hands in bent B handshape start in fron together the move to either side and back. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
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Autism
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Autism in American Sign Language. Hand upright in 5 handshape palm facing signer closes into flat O handshape as it arches toward signer's chest and into base hand in C handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
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i hate to bug you, but will you be doing disability related signs in july for disability pride month? (wheelchair, cane, rollator/walker, disabled, deaf, blind, autistic, etc?) i never see those signs anywhere and my deaf professor didnt know them before i started searching for them, so some visibility would be really cool. (ofc i understand if not! your art is incredible and impressive and takes time and work to make! i just figured id ask since its disability pride month soon.) tysm for the incredible art!
That's a great idea! If anyone has some specific requests, let me know. I'll start working on the other signs you mentioned as well as arthritis and any other requests.
Thank you for the suggestion!
French
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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French in American Sign Language. Hand in F handshape palm up facing away from signer twists inward. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue and green in different stages of the sign.
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Netherlands
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Netherlands in American Sign Language. Both hands in 5 handshape to either side of the signers face palms facing signers head. Hand close into flat O handshape as they move away.
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