I'm wondering how many deaf RRBM in here that use sign langauge as commiuncating?
Peatbog said:I'm not deaf, but I in the past I was attending a church that had a sign language program because there was many deaf people attending the church. I was learning sign language pretty well and while I couldn't yet sign real well, I could understand a lot of what people were signing. It was interesting because the deaf seemed to use an abbreviated language. For instance, I might ask someone, "Do you want to go to the store with me?" But a deaf person would probably just sign something like "Store. Me?" or something like that. It was interesting because I realized how different the language was in actual use.
That was a long time ago though, and I don't even remember the letters any more.
Onewheelsqueel said:You may be the one and only on here.
I think I get your name on here? All good, most of us probably wouldn't know how to communicate with ya face to face, but thanks to the computer and internet we can get past that easily.
Im a ATP (accessibility technology professional) and though what I do doesn't apply to you I'm sure, some of my training touches on aids for hearing impaired individuals. And like most others I don't know much about what devices you may use to communicate. I do know that the tablet and such devices, along with text to speech software has made communication for many of my customers much more easily attainable.
Peatbog said:freddyfingaz said:Really? I always been wanting to go deaf church.
The church I went to had a group of maybe 20 deaf. So the church trained anyone who wanted to learn sign language so those volunteers could interpret the sermons and everything else that was going on. We were being taught to interpret word for word what was being said, but I noticed that was not how the deaf communicated with each other. They probably thought we were clueless. Well, we were I guess.
However, I left that church because of a youth minister that I had some concerns about. I did not want my children around him. Sadly, my fears were later confirmed about that person. I did miss learning sign language however. It was very interesting learning another language.
Onewheelsqueel said:In my personal life I don't see many DEAF or deaf people. Sometimes in public. The ones I see at work usually have many other diagnosis, most with profound retardation and such. A hearing impairment is usually one of their lesser problems.
Nice to see ya don't let it define you, limit you, or stop you. For me it's a big inspiration to see these things, I help my customers and that's how they help me.
Onewheelsqueel said:Your welcome. I just think it's sometimes to easy for people to let themselves be limited by by things out of their control, sometimes little things that shouldn't.
cman said:My son has a speech delay along with some other gross motor delays ,so we did use some sign with him until age 5/6. He is now 12 and sometimes I find myself still signing "wait" when he interupts a conversation. I just learned enough at the time to serve his needs at the time. We also used PECS and some other alternative communication systems.
Onewheelsqueel said:That people let things stop them from achieving what they could, when all it would take is maybe more persistence, or a different way to accomplish that goal. I work with people in wheel chairs, and a lot of them have learned to adapt and overcome to accomplish what they need to do. But I see fully capable people give up before ever getting any where they could. For me to see someone try so hard and achieve goals no matter how big or small, it is a inspiration to me and makes me try harder for what I want to do with my life. That's all. Lol
cman said:My son has a speech delay along with some other gross motor delays ,so we did use some sign with him until age 5/6. He is now 12 and sometimes I find myself still signing "wait" when he interupts a conversation. I just learned enough at the time to serve his needs at the time. We also used PECS and some other alternative communication systems.
Peatbog said:Freddie, you're a machinist? That is cool. I was a machinist for decades. That isn't my main job now, but I still do some machining nearly every day.
I have a son with a handicapped arm (short) and hand (partly missing and partly non-functional). Sometimes it is difficult to get people to accept that he is just another "people."
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