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Have you ever wondered how to say your name in sign language? The concept of name signs in sign language is both fascinating and essential for anyone looking to learn
July 2, 2025
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Deaf Culture
Before diving into the time it takes to learn ASL, it’s important to understand what ASL is. American Sign Language is a complete, natural language that uses hand gestures, facial
June 26, 2025
American Sign Language
ASL allows its users to express emotions, ask questions, and convey complex narratives, making it a rich and dynamic form of communication. One essential aspect of mastering ASL is understanding
June 26, 2025
Deaf Culture
There are major differences between the Deaf culture and hearing culture that people may not realize and it is crucial to keep in mind when interacting with Deaf people.
June 19, 2025
Deaf Culture
Each year, on the first Wednesday of May, a special observance takes place that many people may not even be aware of: Interpreter Appreciation Day. While not as widely recognized
June 17, 2025
About ASL
The Differences Between ASL and Signed English (SEE): Why Choosing ASL Supports True Communication In the United States, when people think of sign language, they often assume there’s just one
June 12, 2025
Switched at Birth is a television show featured on ABC Family that has truly brought American Sign Language and Deaf Culture into the living rooms of today’s generation. It is
June 5, 2025
Marlee Matlin was born in Morton Grove, Illinois on August 24th, 1965. After she came down with the German Measles at the age of eighteen months, she lost her hearing
June 5, 2025
Deaf Culture
Learning about Deaf Culture is perhaps the most important part of learning ASL. Deaf Culture was first truly recognized in 1965. The idea that Deaf people had a culture of
June 5, 2025
Deaf Culture
I had the opportunity to attend a screening of this historical documentary, “Deaf President Now!” This documentary was directed by Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim. Producers for this picture included
June 5, 2025
Deaf culture art is a cultural art that reaches both positive and negative ends of the spectrum unlike any other. You can learn so much about the Deaf simply by
June 5, 2025
Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 film that, we believe, brought Deaf Culture and the values of deaf people into the public spotlight. If you have never seen
June 5, 2025
Through Deaf Eyes is the most informational movie about Deaf people. Most hearing people are completely clueless when it comes to Deaf people, the Deaf community, and Deaf culture. This film
June 5, 2025
American Sign Language is a very expressive language. Songs in sign language are therefore equally expressive and many times are more expressive than their purely vocal versions. If you’re interested
June 5, 2025
Deaf Culture
Here are some of the best deaf jokes we’ve heard over the years: The Motel A deaf couple check into a motel and go to bed early. The wife wakes
June 5, 2025
Deaf Culture
No Hearing People Here! Deaf people have been more in the spotlight than you may realize. There are so many famous deaf people and famous hard of hearing people who
June 5, 2025
ASL Careers
Many people are inspired by American Sign Language (ASL) from signing in movies, in public, or by a d/Deaf/Hoh friend or d/Deaf/Hoh family member. This inspiration pushes them to want
June 5, 2025
The Deaf highly value the literature and art of their culture. Deaf Culture art and literature is how the Deaf share their values with future generations – their values of
June 4, 2025
About ASL
In today’s diverse workplace, effective communication is more important than ever. As businesses become increasingly global and inclusive, the need to communicate across different languages and cultures has become paramount.
June 2, 2025
Deaf Culture
There is a new thing happening in Hollywood, and it’s all about access for the Deaf Community! Have you seen the Barbie movie with ASL performers on the screen? Or
May 16, 2025
Deaf Culture
My mother, Mary, is hearing. If you met her, you would immediately notice her strong Boston accent, which people often question if she’s from another country. She came from a
May 15, 2025
Deaf Culture
The digital age has opened up a world of possibilities for Deaf content creators. Platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok allow individuals to showcase their talents and share their stories
April 16, 2025
Deaf Culture
April Fool’s Day is a day filled with laughter, jokes, and a bit of harmless fun. Celebrated on the first of April, this day is loved by pranksters and jokesters
March 26, 2025
Deaf Culture
Television has been instrumental in introducing mainstream audiences to the beauty and complexity of sign language. By featuring deaf characters and actors, TV shows have started to bridge the gap
March 19, 2025
Deaf Culture
In a world filled with diverse cultures and languages, one might wonder: is sign language universal? It’s a common misconception that sign language is a universal language. However, just like
March 14, 2025
Deaf Culture
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a practice that has been around for over a century. It involves adjusting our clocks forward by one hour in the spring, which is often
March 7, 2025
Deaf Culture
Have you heard about the Sundance Film Festival 2025? The Sundance Film Festival is one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world, focusing on independent films. It takes
March 7, 2025
American Sign Language
There are so many fun ASL Valentine’s Day signs and many meaningful ways the Deaf community celebrates Valentine’s Day. From romantic gestures to social events, this article would showcase the
February 14, 2025
Deaf Culture
By Megan Clancy American Sign Language (ASL) can be considered an art form in various ways, particularly when it is used to convey emotion, storytelling, and culture through its unique
December 23, 2024
Deaf Accessibility
By Megan Clancy When Deaf and hard of hearing people attend family functions or interact with friends and family during the holidays, it can become frustrating since group conversations
November 26, 2024
Deaf Accessibility
By Megan Clancy I had the rare opportunity to see Green Day’s American Idiot in Los Angeles at the Mark Taper Forum presented by Deaf West Theatre in collaboration with
November 15, 2024
Deaf Culture
This month is Deaf Awareness! We are celebrating by sharing a few necessary topics to help you understand the Deaf Community. In this article, you will learn about different aspects
September 24, 2024
Deaf Culture
Deaf culture consists of many valued traditional aspects that are significant to the Deaf community, and one of them is name sign. Name sign is a sign that is exclusively
March 11, 2024
Deaf Culture
People have different accents depending on where they’re from. Even within the same country, people’s accents differ based on the region. For example, in the US, people from New York
March 11, 2024
Deaf Accessibility
What does it mean to be an Ally? An Ally, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is defined as to join (yourself) with another person or group to get or give
March 11, 2024
About ASL
Holidays are times of the year where families and friends gather to celebrate a warm and cheerful time together. Family members who live in other states will fly to meet,
March 11, 2024
About ASL
Did you know American Sign Language is not universal? In the article, “Is American Sign Language Universal”, it talked about whether or not American Sign Language is universal, in other
March 11, 2024
Deaf Culture
St. Patrick’s Day is an Irish holiday that occurs on March 17th. During this holiday, people tend to wear green so leprechauns will not see and pinch them. The real
March 11, 2024
About ASL
American Sign Language is its own language that is used by the Deaf community. American Sign Language has its own history of where it derived from and the Deaf community
March 11, 2024
About ASL
There are many Deaf actors and movies that have American Sign Language. Not only are Deaf people have a successful career in acting. Deaf people are successful in other ways
March 11, 2024
Deaf Accessibility
Julia Brace was the first Deafblind person before Laura Bridgman and Helen Keller. Julia Brace was born, in that part of Hartford County, Connecticut, that is now Newington on June
March 11, 2024
Deaf Accessibility
This movie CODA made history with its win for the 2022 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards’ top prize of Best Cast and the actor, Troy Kotsur wins an award for
March 11, 2024
Deaf Accessibility
Life for the hearing child with Deaf adults and deaf child with hearing parents are similar, but there are a lot of cultural differences. CODA stands for Child of Deaf
March 11, 2024
About ASL
Cued speech is not American Sign Language. Cued speech and ASL are two totally different forms of communication. People who communicate in ASL usually turn off the voice. Also, ASL
March 11, 2024
About ASL
There are a lot of holidays we celebrate in the United States. Some of them are national holidays while others are religious holidays. Other countries have their holidays which also
March 11, 2024
About ASL
Deaf Associations are businesses and Deaf organizations that provide services for Deaf people so they can be independent and successful, and there are so many. Have you heard that term
March 11, 2024
About ASL
Have you ever been fascinated when people say, “Do you speak sign language?” Sign language isn’t a spoken language, so it does not really make sense to say “speak” as
March 11, 2024
Deaf Accessibility
Deaf people can do anything except hear. Anything includes traveling. Did you know that there are a lot of Deaf travelers. Most people wonder, “How do Deaf people travel if
March 11, 2024
About ASL
Technology is becoming more and more popular nowadays. People uses their phones for social media, news, text, check emails, etc. D/deaf people use technology way more than hearing people. There
March 11, 2024
About ASL
My fiancé Vlad and I are Deaf. We recently took a trip to Italy and Israel. We visited Milan, Dolomites Mountain, and Venice while in Italy. In Israel, we explored
March 11, 2024
Deaf Accessibility
Deaflympics 2022 Deaflympics occurred between May 1 – May 15, 2022. It occurred in Caxias do Sul, Brazil. There were 73 nations who joined Deaflympics and list of medals each
March 11, 2024
Deaf Accessibility
It is exciting to go to the movies and watch newly released movies; however watching movies in theaters may or may not be a fun experience for D/deaf people.
March 11, 2024
Deaf Accessibility
Joel Barish hosted the 4th DeafNation World Expo & Conference at the Bally’s Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 1-4, 2022. About 15,000 Deaf people from around
December 8, 2023
ASL Careers
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is one of the biggest events where people go to enjoy music and good vibes. It is from Friday, April 15 and ends on
December 8, 2023
About ASL
It is exciting to learn American Sign Language and now you are ready to use it in the real-world, but you do not know where to go or how to
July 19, 2023
About ASL
Learn American Sign Language From Big Hit Movies More and more people are wanting to learn American sign language. Now, people can learn ASL from big hit movies such as Eternals,
July 18, 2023
Signing songs for the deaf is a great way for students to learn a LOT of vocabulary and retain that vocabulary for a long time. If you need to interpret
July 17, 2023
Deaf Culture
In general, have you noticed it is hard to find the love of your life, or you just moved to a new area and are craving to make new friends?
July 14, 2023
About ASL
Ever since the pandemic hit in February 2019, people began masking up to protect themselves from catching and spreading the deadly virus. The mask and a few additional protections such
July 11, 2023
Deaf Accessibility
More and more people are learning American Sign Language to be able to communicate with their loved ones or friendly strangers to make someone’s day. There are many great stories
June 26, 2023
ASL Careers
Deaf-owned businesses and American Sign Language (ASL) are spreading and becoming widely popular. There are many Deaf-owned business all over the country. Here are some Deaf business that you
May 19, 2023
Deaf Culture
International Day of Sign Languages 2022 Sign languages are visual forms of communication that convey information through the use of hand and facial gestures or symbols. The gestures or
November 11, 2022
About ASL
Learn American Sign Language From AI How cool would it be if artificial intelligence (AI) could learn American Sign Language? Is it even possible? Well, a student in India
August 8, 2022
Deaf Accessibility
There are a lot of Deaf people who love to travel. People may wonder how Deaf people communicate with other people in different states/countries, are able to get around, and
August 5, 2022
Deaf Accessibility
Masks protect people from COVID; however, masks became a nightmare for D/deaf people because they had to deal with communicating when people’s faces were half covered. Deaf people rely on
March 21, 2022
Deaf Accessibility
I have mentioned several key aspects of the Deaf culture in the articles, “Did You Know the Facts About American Sign Language, Deaf Culture, and Deaf Community?” and “Deaf Culture
March 18, 2022
Deaf Culture
The movie CODA will release on August 13, 2021 on Apple TV+; in addition this will be the first film that the closed captions will be burned in the film.
March 2, 2022
Deaf Accessibility
(Photo credit NAD Facebook post from 2/13/2022, https://www.facebook.com/NAD1880/photos/a.10152795501263810/10159783398858810/) This was the big moment. The big moment when three famous deaf performers got the spotlight at the 2022 Super Bowl.
February 23, 2022
Deaf Culture
by Ksenia Muhutdinova | 6 October 2021 Deaf culture is the culture made up of Deaf people that’s based on sign language and values, as well traditions and behavior norms
October 11, 2021
Deaf Culture
by Madelynn Willingham | 7 October 2021 For our last research paper of this class, I decided to investigate how the D/deaf experience music. When people experience music, they typically
October 11, 2021
Deaf Accessibility
Video Relay Services (VRS) are a type of video relay services that many Deaf, hard of hearing, Deafblind people and people with speech disabilities use to communicate to hearing
September 24, 2021
About ASL
There are a lot of interracial dating of various ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, and languages. This concept is very similar to dating within the Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing communities.
September 16, 2021
Deaf Accessibility
It is known that Deaf/hard of hearing people have one less sense and encounter many hardships and challenges, but there are a lot of positive elements. It is true that
September 8, 2021
Deaf Accessibility
There are two different major types of schooling for Deaf people. Deaf schools also known as Deaf institutes are specially for Deaf students only. This means the communication and teaching
August 18, 2021
ASL Careers
Deaf people are able to function just like normal hearing people. Hearing people graduate from universities with a Bachelor’s degree and some further their education to getting a Masters or
August 4, 2021
Learning the nuances of Deaf Culture can be difficult for new American Sign Language students. Below you can find some tips and insights about interacting in the Deaf community submitted
July 7, 2021
Deaf Culture
One of the most popular entertaining activities in the Deaf community is storytelling and expressive poetry. Since American Sign Language (ASL) is very visual, storytelling contains a lot of exaggerated
July 6, 2021
About ASL
Many people ask, “Is American Sign Language (ASL) universal?” Well, the answer is no, it is not universal. American Sign Language is unique and is commonly used within the
May 28, 2021
Deaf Culture
One needs to understand why it is important when it comes to identification of deaf people. In Deaf culture, “D”, “d”, and “d/Deaf” are extremely significant. “Deaf” with a capital
May 13, 2021
Deaf Culture
By Chloe Colvard | 6 January 2021 In recent years there have been big changes in the sports world to try to include all athletes into sports programs. Inclusivity is
April 14, 2021
Deaf Culture
by Anonymous | 2 January 2021 The Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf (CCSD) is an organization, almost 50 years old, that preserves Canadian Deaf culture and art (in text
April 13, 2021
Truly Inspirational There have been several famous deaf actors in the media that have made significant contributions to the deaf community and hearing society. If not for them and their
February 15, 2021
The Deaf Olympics, known as the Deaflympics, are international athletic competitions for the deaf. The Deaflympics started in Paris in 1924 and have had three official names: “International Games for
February 15, 2021
Stockard Channing is a film, stage, and television actress who narrated the film Through Deaf Eyes. She is best known for her role as First Lady Abbey Bartlet on The
February 15, 2021
Sue Thomas was a deaf undercover specialist for the FBI. She was the inspiration for the TV series Sue Thomas: FBEye, an international speaker, author, and founder of Kennels of
February 15, 2021
Linda Bove was born on November 30, 1945 in Garfield, New Jersey to deaf parents. She majored in library science at Gallaudet University and received her bachelor’s degree in 1968.
February 15, 2021
When you are learning American Sign Language, it is important to get involved with the Deaf community. Many believe that learning ASL within the Deaf community is the only true
February 15, 2021
American Sign Language is the most highly regarded asset of Deaf Culture. ASL is the natural language of the Deaf, so a strong goal of Deaf advocacy is to preserve
February 15, 2021
One of the most beautiful aspects of Deaf Culture is the value Deaf people put on their own deafness (their hearing loss). This is known throughout the Deaf community as
February 15, 2021
by Olivia Honeycutt | 25 September 2019 The entire world is a built for Hearing people. Despite having no real connection to one another, no defining features other than those
February 15, 2021
by Rocio Caceres (7/23/2020) Sordo or The Silent War (English title) is a Spanish movie released in 2019 and directed by Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas. Sordo’s genre falls between a few categories like drama, western, thriller,
February 15, 2021
by Anonymous | 03 June 2020 For many humans all over the world, our names are one of the first things we receive that differentiates us from everyone else. Names can
February 15, 2021
by Lisa Baker (05/27/2020) Literature and the Arts is an incredibly important outlet within the deaf community. It is one of the four crucial values of Deaf Culture, as it
February 15, 2021
By Janet Alberts | 16 November 2020 Every Deaf and hard of hearing individual has the right to communication access. These rights, as well as other laws are protected by
February 15, 2021
by Emma Pellegrini | 16 November 2020 It is often noted, and quite strongly from a multitude of personal experiences, that words have power. A power that is stronger than
February 15, 2021
