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> Then why mute yourself? Why not? The only sound they will find is my dogs barking, doors slamming (I lives in apartment), my partner talking in his phone, al
by Isthatablackgsd 5y ago
> Then why mute yourself?
Why not? The only sound they will find is my dogs barking, doors slamming (I lives in apartment), my partner talking in his phone, all of that background noise. Why participants should be subjected to those noise and why Zoom need to know the noises?
> Why do you prefer to sign over video instead of typing? Are there forms of expression that are more natural that way?
We signs because Signed Languages is our modality and the only form of expression in Deaf communities. There are no written sign language or spoken sign language. Using sign language is natural for us to use. We avoid using typing because it is not a true representation of the community, we don't have same proficiency of written/spoken languages as you and others. So to them, it looks like we are from a call center in India with broken English.
- 10u152 5y agoI'm fascinated by your last point. Are you saying that being deaf impedes your written communication ? As a layman I would have thought that written communication would be a godsend.
- madeofpalk 5y agoI'm not deaf and/or use sign language, but I have modes where I prefer speaking rather than written text. I would presume deaf people would be the same for their more personal and expressive communication.
- pornel 5y agoSign languages aren't English-but-via-hands (even American and British sign languages). They have their own unique vocabulary and grammar. For native speakers of a sign language, English is a foreign language.
- blindseer 5y agoI think you may not appreciate how intertwined your verbal cognitive skills are with your ability to think / type / communicate.
- 10u152 5y agoAbsolutely. That’s why I asked
- mywittyname 5y agoI am not deaf, but a family member of mine is a studied American Sign Language in college and worked as an interpreter and we've discussed this topic a few times at length. Some interesting take-aways I have from discussing this: * Sign language communication is very different. We can speak with our mouths much faster than we can manipulate our hands, so fewer words are used. I have to imagine this means that the words that are used are far more significant. * Names are interesting. Most people names don't have signs, and signing every letter would be annoying, so apparently people get nicknames made up of descriptive words. So, you might go by "tall mustache" in normal conversation, but you're 10u152 in writing. People wouldn't write the same way they would sign. ASL is a completely different language and direct translations to written English modifies the meaning of a lot of statements.