#Oscars is running an ASL livestream. It doesn't show the ceremony, I'm sure. It's meant to be viewed alongside a legit stream of the ceremony, and will just be ASL interpretation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzr_cGGqDII #Deaf #ASL

#ASL question: the signs I'm seeing for "god" all seem imply the cross to me, some people do it like a cross being raised, and some like part of a catholic crossing themselves. Am I reading into that?

If not… what about Hindu gods? Praying to Ganesha "You are the god who's watched over me this whole journey."

And what about plurality like "Gods I love this" ? Referring to a pantheon like that seems extra effed up if you're pluralizing a Jehova / Jesus based sign.

So, I've been hyperfixating on #ASL lately, idk if I'd feel up to joining one, but I've been wondering if there are any regular jitsi (or other floss vidchat service) chat groups for people to practice sign.

Anybody know of one?

#Drumf (#Trump) just banned use of the word #Felon in the #WhiteHouse

#ShitholeCountry

Note: #Parody (https://x.com/roguesnradvisor/status/1890425431683190813?s=46)

See also #ASL: https://youtu.be/S7k8WOsFTTs

watching "#ASL Landforms for kids"

Literally the first sentence is "When you hear the word landforms…"

Sorry. What‽ When your primarily deaf audience members do _what_?

#accessibility matters and the most important and _easiest_ tool is to put yourself in the shoes of the person you're trying to accommodate.

How is a #deaf kid going to feel when you ask them what they think when they "hear" something, or what about when you ask a #blind kid what they think of when they "see" something.

I was wondering how the hell Elizabethan English was handled in #ASL and I came across this. And Holy shit I can't imagine wanting to see a play more than I want to see Hamlet in ASL.

Not that I'd have a clue what was being said, but holy shit I'd learn to be able to watch that.

The book I'm #writing has 3 characters who regularly communicate via #ASL So, I keep having to look up signs to check if that word would come across with the right feeling / emotion in sign.

And sometimes I'm just curious.

TIL

"glazed over" / "glazed look" https://www.handspeak.com/word/8326/

and "flustered" (especially how the guy in the left video here expresses it) https://www.signasl.org/sign/flustered

I think flustered's a new favorite sign. It conveys it SO much better than the English word.

#ASL Question:

In #writing, if you're quoting someone signing who finger-spelled a word, and it seemed relevant to capture that, how would you do it?

I'm thinking like "t.h.i.s." maybe?

Is there a better way?

De notre collègue Michel Launey, des news des responsables politiques trumpistes. Contexte : communication de crise, incendies

tw: ignorance and wild simbolic cruelty

Charlie Kirk calls for eliminating sign language interpreters during emergency briefings “It’s a distraction” “this is over the top”
Christopher Rufo: “I’m sorry, but we have to stop with the ridiculous sign language interpreters, who turn serious press conferences into a farce. There are closed captions on all broadcast channels and streaming services. No wild human gesticulators necessary.”

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkM2rPQ3l0o
“The Damage Report”, John Iadarola denunciating this =>5'30".

@linguistics #linguistique #asl #linguistics #TrumpismIsFascism

If you are not aware: there's a right wing push against #ASL interpreters; utter weirdos really cannot live with shit not being exclusively for them.

Fuck them assholes.

Meanwhile, some #JoyScrolling: the incomparable Sarah Tubert and "Ships and Guns" from "Hamilton"

#ASLInterpreters #Hamilton #SarahTubert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n4Yx84pDMk

My thanks to @clive for highlighting "#ASL #poetry" within the #deaf community I belong to, but people should be careful here: many deaf people don't like this concept, because it's a reminder of the bad ol' days when ASL was considered pantomime instead of a real language, i.e. "just a bunch of monkeys pointing at things." Be careful talking about this subject with deaf people, and don't be surprised if they get angry at you for saying, "Sign language is so beautiful!"

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/arts/design/sign-language-poems-guggenheim.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lE4.mwZU.tquQTkultQfL&smid=url-share&utm_source=clivethompson&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=linkfest-29-methanotropes-sign-language-poetry

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Re-introduction--Been on here for a while and should write an intro. I'm deaf, I'm a fan of open-source projects, so this will be short and sweet.

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Having a go at learning #ASL. It's been an encouraging start with the Lingvano app. Does anyone have ideas for finding actual people to practice with?

Does anyone know of a good online course to learn the basics of American Sign Language?

Starting from the very beginning, no prior experience.

I have someone I can practice with already, but need a slow-paced course to help pace my learning and not overwhelm me. I.e. little bite-sized learning chunks are what works best for me.

The Silent Hour review – intriguing cat-and-mouse thriller with deaf protagonists;
Our heroes have an unexpected advantage over their murderous pursuers in The Machinist director Brad Anderson’s shadowy crime drama
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/nov/25/the-silent-hour-review-brad-anderson-deaf-protagonists
#review #movie #film #deaf #crime #drama #ASL #AmericanSignLanguage