How a Dinosaur Comic Taught Me Something About ASL
Today I got an email from the sign language linguistics email list that announced a new dinosaur comic about sign language. Spoiler alert! Look at the comic now if you want to be surprised before reading on. Not that there’s much of a plot… So first off, I’m not really sure how I feel about [...]
Deaf Identity, Interrupted
One gem emerged from the deaf blogosphere blitz which arose during the May 2006 protests at Gallaudet University. It is Genie Gertz’s video succinctly explaining the complex concept of Deafhood in just a few minutes. When I saw it for the first time, it totally clicked for me. I memorized it and repeated the video [...]
Who’s On First?
Five years ago and half a world away, I was part of the cast of “Rustle of a Star,” an original play at NTID’s Panara Theatre. I was pleased to, along with my colleague, to re-enact the timeless Abbott and Costello routine, “Who’s On First?” A heavily condensed version follows: A: Who’s on first? C: [...]
What’s Going On Here?
So, I’m studying linguistics at Gallaudet. I spend each day thinking or talking about what language is, what sign language is, what ASL is, etc… These aren’t easy questions to answer. I wouldn’t be studying linguistics if they were. When I ask people, I get different answers. My own answer even changes on a daily [...]
RID Isn’t Just A Cure For Lice
Right now, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) is wrapping up their 19th biennial conference in San Antonio, TX with a posh banquet in the hotel’s ballroom. I was lucky enough to be sent there to represent BayFirst Solutions (DeafDC.com’s parent corporation). When I was first told I’d be going to San Antonio, [...]