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 a[.....]
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 as[.....]
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 could[.....]
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 yet, even[.....]