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Speech Pathologist Resources

About 1 in 20 Americans have some sort of profound hearing loss. There is no denying t ...

What's Not To Like About Marlee Matlin?

Wikipedia summarizes Mrs. Matlin with: Marlee Beth Matlin (born August 24, 1965) is ...

Deaf Man Beaten 'in the name of God'

Benny Hinn - 'faith healer' As a Christian, I've learned to discern between people who ...

Deaf YouTube Channels

What are your favorite Deaf YouTube Channels? Here's my list... Bjorn Storm CODA ...

NAD + CBS = more access to Deaf

There's no bigger sports event than the Super Bowl. Normally, access to the game is limite ...

Obama's Inauguration Closed-Captioned

President Obama's second inauguration will be available in closed-captions on smartpho ...

Quite possibly the cutest ASL child

I don't know about you, but this is possibly the cutest video of a child using ASL ever! ...

Being Deaf as from a Blind Guy

Of course I understand being Blind is completely different from being Deaf, but I think th ...

ASL at TED

I love watching TED talks and I've wondered for years when they would feature an ASL prese ...

Angela McCaskill

In a world where minorities are marginalized, it's almost amazing that a Black, Deaf, ...

Using Dropbox in Class

I have an iPad and I've been using it for my ASL classes. I have found the free applicatio ...

Signing with an Accent

It's been my observation that nearly everyone who speaks English as a second language have ...

MTVu at Gallaudet - Quiet Campus

In the Fall of 2010, MTV sent a team to Gallaudet University to film a short series called ...

Where is a Deaf Reality Show?

I'm no stranger to watching Reality TV shows. My favorites have always been shows like "Su ...

#captionTHIS today! I'm in.

If you do not understand American Sign Language, please click on the 'CC' button on this Y ...

Online Video Closed Captions

It is perhaps more important than you realize... ...

Cute Kids Signing

Watching these just seem so sweet to me. ...

Service Animals

The other day I ran across some interesting and 'new-to-me' information about Service ...

ASL 202 - Comparisons

I've uploaded my final project for my ASL 4 class. It's using different comparisons. I cho ...

My Valentine - Paul McCartney Video

This is interesting. The legendary music artist Paul McCartney released the following vide ...

Are You On LinkedIn?

Are you on LinkedIn? It's a professional social media site that helps people connect in a ...

Probably Inaccurate, But...

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POTUS Knows Some ASL

I saw this video last week sometime but finally got a chance to share it here. It's pretty ...

How to Interpret a Story

Keith Wann is one of my favorite ASL comedians and he does a great job showing how interpr ...

My ASL Journey on Facebook

I don't know why, but sometimes I find it easier to update the Facebook Page for ASL Journ ...

IRS in ASL on YouTube.com

Did you realize that the IRS has a YouTube channel in ASL (subtitled and audio provided as ...

Gallaudet Gets New Logo

New Logo Represents Gallaudet University's Bilingual Mission Gallaudet University ush ...

ASL 201 Deaf Events

I attended two Deaf events and this is my review of them. As always, turn on the Closed Ca ...

ASL 201 Video Journal 2

I feel like the next couple of weeks will all be about making videos and exams! Here's ...

ASL 201 Unit 16 video project

Look out below for my next video for class. I feel like I'm getting better. Am I? ...

mtvU at Gallaudet: Quiet Campus

mtvU went to the Gallaudet campus last year and filmed a short series called 'Quiet Campus ...

The Hammer (2010)

Has anyone see the movie "The Hammer"? What did you think? I have not seen it yet. ...

ASL 201 Journal #1

For a project, we needed to create a video answering 3 questions: Why are you learning ...

Broccoli and Cauliflower

One thing I learned today in my ASL classes is that both broccoli and cauliflower are ...

My ASL 115 Numbers Video Project

I freely admit that my ASL 115: Fingerspelling and Numbers is kicking my butt. For some re ...

ASL 201 Unit 15 Quiz Video

This is the video I needed to do for my ASL 201 Unit 15 quiz. I hope I'm getting better! B ...

Hearing for the first time

I'd be remiss if I didn't post about this event where severely hearing impaired Sarah Chur ...

Whoa! Amazing Video

A Natural Selection ...

The 8 Rules for Signing Numbers 1-100

I think I finally understand the rules for signing the numbers 1-100. I wish I had this ...

ASL Alphabet and Numbers

Someone wrote me the other day asking for an image of the ASL alphabet and numbers 0-9.  S ...

ASL 201 Unit 14

I'm turning in my video portion of my ASL 3 class Exam 1. I don't mind sharing it here as ...

Inappropriate Cropping

How do you sign "The baby is choking, lock the doors and hide"? ...

Slow Down Videos For Better Learning

For every ASL textbook I buy, I usually get a DVD to go along with the book. The DVD can b ...

Find CC Videos On Google and YouTube

Not every uploaded video to the web includes closed-captions. So how do you find the ones ...

Quiet Signs Of Love - Australia's National Relay Service

A reader of this blog, John Nikolakopoulos, sent me this video and I really liked it. Thou ...

21 Years of ADA

On this date in 1990, George HW Bush signed the Americans With Disabilities Act which prot ...

Details About Katie Leclerc's Hearing Loss

The following comes from an interview Katie Leclerc from "Switched At Birth" gave to Olo ...

Deaf Thinking and Deaf Dreaming

Okay, I have a dumb question. I never thought about it until recently. And I went out on ...

Sign Language Helps Deaf Children Learn Languages

While some hold that teaching a deaf child to communicate in sign language before he/s ...

Gallaudet And Alice Statue

The statue of Thomas Gallaudet that greets visitors to the university in the nation's ...

Video Relay Service (VRS)

As a hearing person, I'm fascinated by the technology used for Deaf people to communicate ...

My ASL Journey Now On DeafRead.com

A few months ago I found DeafRead.com "Best Of Deaf Blogs And Vlogs". It is a nice sit ...

Katie Leclerc talks Switched At Birth

    ...I kinda feel like we’re breaking new ground here. Lizzie Weiss, the c ...

YouTube - TEDxIslay- Keith Nolan- Deaf in the Military Subti ...

YouTube - TEDxIslay- Keith Nolan- Deaf in the Military Subtitled. ...

Computer Translation Catching Up

A couple of interesting videos about how computers are learning to both understand and pro ...

Purple Launches VRS for iPhone and iPad2

Using existing communication devices generally reserved for hearing individuals, like ce ...

New Profile Buttons On The Side

I haven't spent a lot of time customizing the look of this blog. But today I added a splas ...

How to Speak to the Deaf

Make sure you have eye contact with the person before speaking If there is an inter ...

How The Ear Works

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Deaf Rapper Uses Sign Language to Rhyme

Rapper Sean Forbes isnt going to let a little thing like being deaf stop him from having a ...

ASL could mean...

1. Above Sea Level 2. Age Sex Location 3. American Sign Language 1. Mont Blanc is 481 ...

Wells Fargo Settles Discrimination Suit

Yesterday, a settlement was reached between the Justice Department and Wells Fargo. Wells ...

Mandy Harvey - Deaf Jazz Singer

Mandy Harvey lost her hearing as a Freshman at Colorado State University. She's now 21 ...

NAD Follows Up on ABC's What Would You Do

Starting this blog had been on my mind for months but it took an assignment from class ...

U.S. sues Starbucks for firing dwarf

This is an interesting case I really want to follow: U.S. sues Starbucks for firing dwar ...

Gallaudet: The Film‬‏

Gallaudet: The Film‏. ...

Tornado Disaster Deaf Story

Remember the tornadoes that ripped through the South a few weeks ago? With the power out, ...

Sign Language Mistaken For Gang Signs Lead To Stabbing

Two hearing-impaired men are recovering after, according to police, their means of communi ...

Deaf girl feels the beat

Beats are blaring from two subwoofers facing 7-year-old Mackenzie Ripley, a gregarious g ...

VA Schools Now Recognize ASL as a Language

Gallaudet University borders the Commonwealth of Virginia, but it wasn't until this month ...

NPR Interview with Keith Wann

ASL comedian Keith Wann was interviewed on NPR about his comedy and life growing up as a C ...

Roger Ebert: Remaking my voice

Some of you may remember Roger Ebert who was a popular movie critic. A few years ago he lo ...

A New Reason Why Deaf May Have Trouble Reading

ASL is a language in and of itself. And it's not English. I'll get into this later, but I ...

NOVA ASL Club

This post is really just for my co-students taking ASL classes at NOVA. The NOVA ASL Cl ...

Joke: On Trial

This joke was emailed to me the other day. It may be more offensive to lawyers than the De ...

Matlin Shatters Barriers on Celebrity Apprentice

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) congratulates Marlee Matlin for her extraor ...

Gallaudet offers German signing course

19-year-old Michelle Morris of Florida, says she finds learning German easy. She's doi ...

Dial 9-1-1 in an Emergency?

If you have the ability to speak and hear and you are in the middle of an emergency in the ...

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of H ...

Alexander Graham Bell is best known for the invention of the telephone. However, hanging i ...

Audism Defined

Audism is a term typically used to describe discrimination against deaf or hard of hearing ...

The ASL Alphabet

The basis for finger-spelling is knowing the ASL Alphabet. Ready? Sign Language Alp ...

Indiana Interpreters Don't Need To Know ASL

Outrageous! If you are a Deaf High School student in the state of Indiana, currently yo ...

Deaf Washington Redskins Fans Win Stadium Access Case

I'm interested to see how the Redskins will pull this off...and how many other NFL team ...

Could I Have ASL Tourette's Syndrome

Tourette's Syndrome: ...disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by multiple physi ...

Keeping Up With My ASL Journey

It's my deep desire to have you join me on My ASL Journey. I really want to make it as eas ...

Abandoned deaf puppy learns sign language

  Alice, an 8-week-old black and white springer spaniel, was taken to an animal ...

New Facebook Page: ASL Journey

You can now follow this blog on Facebook if you wish. The address is facebook.com/asljourn ...

101 Things that Unite and Divide: Fish Cultural Identificati ...

I found a series of videos on Vimeo the other day called "101 Things that Unite and Divide ...

Marlee Matlin Helps Gary Busey Hear

Both Marlee Matlin and Gary Busey are currently on the reality show "The Celebrity Apprent ...

Meetup - Silent Supper - Western Fairfax County

I decided to join a group on Meetup.com called Silent Supper-Western Fairfax County Meetup ...

Questioning Why Learn ASL?

This is really for my classmates or anyone else who has or currently is taking ASL classes ...

Can Deaf People Become Seasick?

One becomes seasick (or any type of motion sickness) when the eyes and the inner-ear's sen ...

The Origin of the Football Huddle

Although there is no documented proof of who actually invented the football huddle, I foun ...

They Say I'm Deaf - Saul N. Kessler

They say I'm deaf, These folks who call me friend. They do not comprehend. They s ...

Computer learns sign language by watching TV

This is very interesting and the possibilities could be great! ASL is not provided for man ...

LJ Helbig

LJ Helbig, a sophomore on the University of Wyoming wrestling team, will be one...340 ...

Deaf Reality TV

Currently there are two Reality TV shows that feature profoundly Deaf people: The Amaz ...

Deaf Burps and Farts

So I learned a little interesting stereotype tidbit today in my ASL class: Deaf people bur ...

I. King Jordan

Chartered by President Abraham Lincoln and created as an Act of Congress, Gallaudet Univer ...

Henry Winter Syle

Born to Episcopal Missionaries in China, Henry Winter Syle became deaf due to scarlet feve ...

Juliette Gordon Low

Juliette Gordon Low was born on Halloween, 1860 in Savannah, GA. "Daisy", as she was call ...

Gallaudet University Triumphs - ESPN Video

Congrats to the Gallaudet University Women's Basketball Team for a fantastic year! They fi ...

Braille with Sign Language Alphabet Blocks

    Braille with Sign Language Alphabet Blocks. ...

NAD Commends NFL and FOX on Super Bowl XLV Captioning Milest ...

National Association of the Deaf (NAD) commends the National Football League (NFL) and FOX ...

Facebook et al.

Wondering...should I move this entire project to Facebook or keep it here? Thoughts? An ...

My Language Level

I have to keep reminding myself that my vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure in ASL ...

About ASL Songs

I don't intend on posting a lot of ASL-inspired videos. However, some of them are pretty f ...

ASL Interpretation of Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus

This video just cracks me up. ...

ASL Interpretation of Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

I love that this guy does more than just 'sign' a song. He makes entertaining videos as we ...

What Would You Do? Deaf Job Discrimination

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Start

I starting taking American Sign Language in the Fall of 2010. I've been thinking about sta ...