This originally appeared in The Tactile Mind Weekly in Trudy’s ON HAND column. A few weeks ago, I told a 16-year-old boy that his ASL was wonderfully fluent. He looked surprised, but grinned as he thanked me. I did this because of a father I met a few years ago. I was asked to give[.....]
This originally appeared in The Tactile Mind Weekly in Trudy’s ON HAND column. We’re well into basketball season, and I’ve become a basketball widow for the ninth year. Randy, my partner, is the head coach of the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf boys varsity team, and I try to go to as many games[.....]
This originally appeared in The Tactile Mind Weekly in Trudy’s ON HAND column. The State of Virginia apparently believes that deaf people walk using their ears. It’s the only reason I can think of why Virginia grants disabled license plates to deaf residents so they can park in handicapped parking spots. I didn’t believe that[.....]
This originally appeared in The Tactile Mind Weekly in Trudy’s ON HAND column. I feel old-fashioned, because I prefer using Internet relay rather than using video relay services (VRS). Whenever I tell friends this, they look flabbergasted. “But you strong ASL! Why prefer type? Time waste, slow.” I can’t seem to get comfortable with VRS[.....]