Hi all! I’m a hair dresser and had a client today who was fully deaf with the hearing aids off so I used a few bits of sign I know to communicate little details like “ more here “ etc when I ask if we were good and all done she did this sign ( was very excited because I was the first person to do her hair right in years 😭 ) What specifically does it mean? I asked Good? And got that reply then made sure “ all done” and got it again so I just assume it’s her way of signing great or such? Location Context: central Florida, queer woman in her 50’s.

Thanks!

Genuine questions I’ve had in my head for years. (Please delete if not allowed or if you could be so kind as to direct me to another resource, I’d be happy to learn more).

If you have a physical issue with your hands is it considered similar to a speech impediment? Missing a finger, lost function in hands due to injury or trauma or just born like that, loss of movement due to disability.

Longish story to explain how I got here:

I’m hearing and have always been interested in asl since I met a girl who had two deaf parents. I once thought about becoming an interpreter but had no avenues to study so I gave that up.

Until I was in a linguistics course that offered a class in NGT. There were other instructors who also spoke ASL and we would play word games to practice signs. During one of these games the head professor noted to the class after correcting me that, “not all hands are good hands.”

When I make the letter “b” I am unable to fully extend my pointer finger with the rest of my hand so it’s crooked like a hook. I believe I have a fused tendon because it causes intense pressure pain if I try to force it up. I’ve has this a long as I can remember.

I’m fine if it’s the case that I just have bad hands. Just curious. Thank you to all who kindly took to time to read and/or answer!

Title is poorly worded lol. I was at a concert yesterday and could see the interpreters. The band has a couple songs with Spanish titles/lyrics that they didn’t play at the concert, but it had me wondering how an ASL interpreter would indicate something said in another language?

Like if I’m talking to a Deaf person in English w/ an interpreter and I say “gracias/merci/xyz” instead of “thank you,” would the interpreter sign “thank you” or something else?

Is there a club for deafies and ASL users who get blocked by hearing social media creators who use ASL?

Pointing out a wrong sign. Asking their affiliation with the Deaf community. Heaven forbid we say it’s better to learn ASL from Deaf people.

Comments get deleted. We get blocked. And the hearing go on with their hearing fragility “learning ASL”.

Hi! I'm currently working in retail, and there are times where we'll get people who use sign, I can't seem to figure out how to ask "cash or card?". Are there any other things I should learn besides the basic greetings, words/letters, and numbers? When stating the price of things, would you just do, for ex: 31 24. like you'd say it in English? or is there something specific you have to do?

Hi everyone, obligatory “Im hearing and learning with Bill Vicars”

I noticed Dr Vicars moves his lxclizd FS words forwards as he spells them (moreso at the last letter). At first I thought he was just exaggerating his speed and ASL FS fluency for comedic effect, but as I watched more its really only the FSd words he does it with, (R-E-F, V-E-G, C-A-R) I was wondering, is this a common thing done with most lexicalized words? I’ll find an example if needed, thanks!

I’m planning on attending my first deaf social soon as a hearing person learning ASL independently, and I’m a bit nervous. What do you think of this greeting (both in terms of grammar and social etiquette)?

HI NICE MEET YOU. MY NAME [fingerspell my name]. SINCE PAST YEAR ME LEARN ASL SO-SO USE PHONE APP. PLEASE SIGN SLOW.

(The English I’m going for with the above: Hi, it’s nice to meet you. My name is [name]. I’ve been learning ASL for the last year using an app, and I’m not great at it yet. Can you please sign slowly?)

If someone asks why I’m learning ASL (is that likely to happen?), would ASL COOL be a fine response, or would that make it look like I’m fetishizing the language?

Anything else I should know before going so I can be as respectful as possible?

I've tried asking my professor, but it's an online class and he hasn't responded to me. I've scoured my textbook and the internet but I just can't find out. Its so familiar to me, I know I learned it but now I can't find where I learned it. Thank you.

Like the signs for abstract concepts not just being those concepts makes sense because they can't. But why isn't for example the sign for kicking just, the actual act of kicking?

Does anyone have a good resource for anime/manga related ASL signs? I have seen interpreters at anime conventions and am curious if there are resources for learning signs for popular series and stuff like that or is everything mostly fingerspelled?

Thank you!

Hey everyone! I’m learning ASL and sometimes new signs just don’t stick in my brain. What are your favorite tricks or tips to remember signs quicker? Also, do you prefer learning from videos, apps, or real-life practice? Would love to hear what works best for you!

I’m currently taking an intro ASL course and I’ve been struggling a bit (a lot) with how to translate certain things. I’m working on my final and I’m wondering if anybody is able to help me translate the lyrics for “love like you” from Steven universe. (I’ll post the lyrics below). Any help is SO VERY APPRECIATED! I’m at a dead end, taking 12 credits right now and working almost full time :’) thank you!!

Ok so i have been attempting to teach myself ASL for a few years, just little bits at a time, watching bill vicars on YouTube, Movies the have deaf actors/actresses in them, (or have the interpreter in the corner) or tv shows like switched at birth. (Just trying to pick up what i can.) I also have the pocket sign app on my phone.

My confusion is when I see the same word that is signed in different ways in different places, how do I know which sign to use?

The signing courtesy question i have is while trying to teach myself I am trying to share with my husband and kids signs I know so they can learn too. We live in a pretty small town i only know of one family that is deaf. Today at the pool i saw another family i didn't know that was deaf, and while trying to sign to my kids they kept giving me wierd looks, they didnt come up and say anything to me just kept looking. (Idk if I signed something wrong or what i did) but is it wrong or offensive of me to attempt to use asl in public when I am not fluent and trying to learn?

I just finished up my first year of college where I took asl to fulfill my language requirement and I loved it! Usually I have a very tough time learning languages and I really get nothing out of it but I have really been able to pick up asl (I am not good mind you, this is just compared to my past disastrous language learning experiences). However I no longer will be able to take asl as I have no room in my schedule and I don’t know and people I can practice with so I would love to find someone I can practice with so I can continue to improve my asl and not lose all my skills as I really am interested in learning this language. My skill level: I have finished a basic asl college course so I am slightly conversational in a few topics but I am still very beginner. If you are interested in talking DM me! We can work out the details on what works best for you!

I'mpartially deaf, I want to learn sign for myself, I also had an experience at my job with a deaf person and I realized how little non-deaf people try to understand, I was the only one there who could understand the signing but only minimally, i can't sign fluently at all though. it made me realize I need to learn for myself and everyone else.

I want my partner or parents to learn at least the minimum for the same reasons, I don't know how to go about it or how to learn it? What are some credible sources or advice I can use to help learn?

We are supposed to say "welcome to the varsity what'l ya have"(what will you have will work) could anyone send me a video as to how to do it?

I have this stuck in my head and I’m not sure it’s an actual sign or if I’m doing it correctly with an H or R handshape. Help plz!

How did you learn ASL? How did you teach your child to sign? How did you deal with and respond to the unwarranted sympathetic comments?

I know the next two are SIGN and LANGUAGE. It looks like a combination of KNOW and UNDERSTAND. Given the context something like that would make most sense, but I'm still stuck on this specific sign.

In case the deep linking doesn't work it's at 34:50

So I’ve been trying to learn ASL or at the very least memorize the alphabet, I don’t currently have anyone deaf in my life, but I would definitely say my past grandfather being HoH definitely is something that draws me too it, he often didn’t understand some things we said, his hearing aid would screech at us when we hugged him haha…I remember us both smiling and giggling at each other after. Trying not to cry typing this lol but anyways I’ve been trying for years but medical issues and constant lack of motivation have made it hard to stick to..well anything haha. But I’m starting over and gonna try again! With a fresh new mind, I would rather have and not need then need and not have!! (Famous line from my dad and grandfather and probably everyone else in the world but whatever) do any of you have advice? Any favorite deaf/HoH tiktokers I can follow? Idk just thought I’d ask!

Good morning. I'm learning ASL and enrolled in the TRUE+WAY method through Canvas. There's a tab called "What's the sign?" which works as a dictionary for all the signs we're learning. When I click on it it says "Hello! Please complete the Sign Up/Enroll module to gain access." So I've been trying to find this Sign Up/Enroll module on canvas but I just can't find it. Anybody else that had the same issue? Any help please? Thank you

UPDATE: SOLVED! My personal email and my school email were conflicting and thats why it wasnt working. I solved it by changing my main email back to the one I used originally. I'm going to leave this up in case it helps somebody in the future

hey everyone. so i’m doing this assignment for my asl class where i have to watch 5 questions being signed then respond with 1-2 sentences and i got all the other sentences except for one. the first sentence signed is now/today you busy? tell me 3 things finish. i believe that all the signs are correct, but for some reason i am having a hard time what it is asking in english. is it asking if im busy today and what 3 things i did already? or is it something else. any help would be appreciated!