Deaf/ Sign Language discussion
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Jan 09, 2009 06:03PM
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Hi. I'm hearing but I am fluent in ASL because my brother is Deaf. He is almost finished with school at NTID. Cool if I join?
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I don't live in Utah any more. I lived there for years while I attended BYU but my brother only lived in Washington. My brother came to Utah a few times for EFY and visited the Deaf Ward in Provo. So if your mom happens to be LDS and happens to live in that area and also happens to have a stellar memory than there's an ever so slight of a chance that they know each other. :) But... it also surprises me how tight the Deaf circuit is. Sometimes I feel like my brother knows every single Deaf person in the whole world as a result of the internet and all the different devices he uses to keep tabs on everyone. He's very social.
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That's so awesome! See... the Deaf circuit is tight. :) i really liked that Deaf Ward. At the time the bishop was also one of my ASL instructors. I can't remember his name right now but I loved that guy! He told really good stories.
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He was middle aged. It wasn't Chris Evans. I'll do some research. He probably still teaches for BYU. My brother is Wayne Hansen and Chris Bailey used to stop in that ward sometimes too. He's hearing but went on a Deaf Mission.
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I'll ask my brother if he recognizes the name. My brother is 22 and goes to RIT/NTID in NY.
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I can hear, and i can sign!!!!!WOOOOOOOO
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I hearing, but I'm studying Deaf education. I've taken all of the ASL courses, but I still don't feel like I'm fluent (though I get by well enough that my professors never saw any problems). Do you have any suggestions for how I can increase my fluency?
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