American Sign Language - Blog Posts
Had to do a PowerPoint for school and decided it needed more art at the last second.
[Image IDs: 7 drawings of signs in American Sign Language along with English translations. Movement is shown by various shades of blue going up in brightness. In order the signs are immersion, great, goal, topic, success, learn and experience. End ID]
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Most of my art is digital for cost and convenience, but my favorite medium is paint. I usually use acrylic paint because I have not yet mastered watercolor and I don't have any other kind of paint.
Paint
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: Paint in American Sign Language. Hand in H handshape mimics the stroke of a paintbrush on base hand in open B handshape. There are green, blue, and purple brushstrokes on the base hand coordinating with the colors of the dominant hand as it moves through the sign. End ID]
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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]
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My favorite cheeses are Belavitano(basically any variation but Merlot if I have to chose), Talegio, Stilton with blueberries, smoked Mozzarella, and Mimolette.
Cheese
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: the sign for cheese in American Sign Language. Both hands are horizontal, palms touching in B handshape. Dominant hand on top twists back and forth. Hands are designed to resemble various cheeses. End ID]
[Video ID: in a Home Depot, a woman is looking at a sign that says “We speak your language” under that are speech bubbles with the languages their representatives speak. The camera cuts back to her signing “Where is American Sign Language. The camera pans across the speech bubbles, then back to her. “Always! Why leave ASL out? ASL is a Language too. ASL should be there and also, ASL is the third most used language in United States and ASL is not there.” End ID]
Posted by @signedwithheart (on Instagram):
American Sign Language (ASL) is a language too. Just because it’s not spoken doesn’t mean it’s not a true language. ASL is just as much a language as any other.
It’s time for all places (especially airlines, I’m looking at all of you) to include ASL in the list of languages. Please update your language options and include American Sign Language. Thank you.
**September is Deaf Awareness Month.**
Also, Fingerspelling 101 Course is on SALE for $20 for Deaf Awareness Month! Code: SEPT. More info below. 👇🏼👇🏼
Fingerspelling 101 Course is great for those who haven’t learned the alphabet yet or for those who have recently but need to practice. It’s a mini self-paced course that focuses on learning & practicing the alphabet. It will greatly help improve your fingerspelling receptivity and make learning sign language much easier! The link to sign up is in bio @signedwithheart.
I had to "Post a GIF that describes your understanding of this topic" so I made a quick gif of the sign for Understand. You will not believe the amount of ads I suffered through to bring you this:
[GIF ID: a figure thinks with a finger on their chin as their eyes move back and forth as if reading. They pause then make the sign for Understand in American Sign Language. End ID]
I forgot to post yesterday but DPAN.TV had an interpreter team for the debate. You can still watch it.
[Transcript from DailyMoth.com:
Do you plan to watch the presidential debate on Tuesday night? Donald Trump versus Kamala Harris? DPAN announced that it would provide ASL interpreters, specifically Deaf interpreters, for the debate. You have to go to the website DPAN.tv. They will stream the debate from ABC News and add interpreters. It is a really nice way to experience the debate because whenever I watched debates with just captioning, it didn’t really show interruptions or crosstalk. The captions can’t keep up. But with interpreters, you can see both candidates talking at the same time, and any interruptions from the moderator. You can feel the tone, the drama, or the flow. Nice! So are you ready for tomorrow (Tuesday) night? 9 pm EST. Go to DPAN.tv. Thank you to DPAN for providing ASL access.
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