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Deaf Child VS Deaf Adult
Busy Hands Yes it has been ages since my last post. The vlog will explain my absence a bit. Unfortunately the vlog is quite blurry so I'm not sure how much you will be able to understand :\ But I'm including a transcription though... Eventually I'll have to figure how to make my webcam work better... or get a better one? I was pretty excited about this vlog because it shows how ...
Wed, Feb 06 2008

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Volunteer?
Busy Hands Hello all! Yes, I am still alive. Heh. I finally made it back in Canada. It has been several months now. It's really grand to be back in my country. I now work as a chambermaid and am sharing a charming old apartment with a good friend who is also deaf. A total new experience, to live with someone deaf, and to be able to sign in ASL on a regular basis! My signing is d...
Mon, Oct 15 2007

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Updates of all Sorts
Busy Hands I recently learned two new signs. Avocado and a new sign for mainstream, in the sense where you were the only deaf student in the mainstream as opposed to being mainstreamed with several other deaf students. I recently caught that sign in a random vlog where a lady explained that she was not the only deaf student when she was being mainstreamed. I really like that [...]
Wed, Apr 25 2007

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Exciting Deaf related project in the works! I need a...
Busy Hands Guys, i have been brainstorming up a really exciting project to complete before i leave for Canada [beginning of July] hopefully. It'll be something very fulfilling and full of experiments for me to do. I won't share what the actual project is just yet, it'll be a surprise!HOWEVER, i need your help! I need two types of things:Speaking Hearing/Deaf people:I need great [...]
Tue, Mar 27 2007

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Interview with my deaf grandmother!
Busy Hands I interviewed my grandmother several months ago about her experiences as a deaf person growing up in a different time than it is for us deaf youngsters. I thought her answers were really interesting and she has such cute stories that she adds. Hope you enjoy.Where and when were you born?Nova Scotia, 1932Were there any deaf members in your immediate family [excluding [...]
Sat, Mar 24 2007

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Vlog on 'Through Deaf Eyes'
Busy Hands Ok i'll warn you guys first. If you have read my blog before you will already know that I grew up using SEE and still do today pretty much, i know a bit of ASL and really would love to make the leap from SEE to ASL, but it has been tough so far as i only have local hearing signing friends who don't understand ASL. Bah, heh. I can understand ASL but i have a tough time [...]
Sat, Mar 24 2007

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Your Thoughts on "The Mask of Benevolence"?
Busy Hands I have recently FINALLY started to read "The Mask of Benevolence" by Harlan Lane. Ha yes I should have read this a long time ago, I guess I'm just behind on that sort of thing, but I'm catching up now! :)I am not finished reading yet. I started like 3 days ago and am about 3/4 done? I'm really was curious what your thoughts are about this book? It is obviously [...]
Mon, Dec 18 2006

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Questions about what Deaf Culture Promotes
Busy Hands It's no surprise that a lot of the people from the outside view the Deaf community as a community that wants to isolate themselves from the "outside world aka hearing world". Also some believe that the Deaf community in general are anti hearing aids and anti cochlear implants. They believe that Deaf culture promotes that type of thinking.I really disagreed with that [...]
Sat, Dec 16 2006

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Would anybody like to help?
Busy Hands I have been wanting to do a video where a SEE [Signed Exact English] signer and an ASL signer signs out the same story. It would be two seperate videos. I would do the SEE video [as that is what i used while growing up and i am not a fluent ASL signer at all yet], and a fluent or native ASL signer could do their own video. Then we would be able to show people the [...]
Thu, Dec 07 2006

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Help Save Deaf Theater
Busy Hands I just recently watched a very emotional and beautifully signed video about how Deaf Theater needs to be saved. You can view it here, click on the first video you see on the top [it has a woman in the image]. It's subtitled so it's accessible for anybody who can read. The video was produced to encourage Deaf people, and anybody who cares, to get politically active [...]
Mon, Nov 27 2006

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